Guy of Ibelin, Constable of Cyprus explained

Guy
Succession:constable of Cyprus
Spouse:Phillipa, daughter of Aimery Berlais
Issue:Baldwin, constable of Cyprus
Jean
Aimery
Balian, seneschal of Cyprus
Philippe
Isabelle
Alice
Eschive
Mélisende
Marie
Noble Family:House of Ibelin
Father:John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut
Mother:Melisende of Arsuf
Birth Date:1215/1218
Death Date:after May 1255

Guy of Ibelin (French: Guy d'Ibelin) (1215/1218 – after May 1255) was marshal and constable of the kingdom of Cyprus. He was the fifth son of John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut, and of Melisende of Arsuf. He had close relations with the king of Cyprus, Henry I, acting as witness for two royal decrees; he was probably one of the king's executors named in a papal bull of Pope Alexander IV. With his brother Baldwin of Ibelin, he led the Cypriot crusaders in the siege of Damietta in 1248. According to the medieval chronicler Jean de Joinville, he was one of the most accomplished knights of his generation and a benevolent ruler on Cyprus. Joinville recounts an episode when he, Guy and Baldwin had been taken prisoner by Saracen rebels:

Guy married Phillipa Berlais, daughter of Aimery Berlais.[1] [2] Their children were:

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Notes and References

  1. , footnote 93
  2. , the genealogical table C shows the family tree for Guy's progeny