Hugh the Strong | |
Noble Family: | House of Ibelin |
Father: | John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut |
Mother: | Melisende of Arsuf |
Birth Date: | c. 1213 |
Death Date: | 1238 |
Hugh of Ibelin (c. 1213 - 1238), called the Strong (French: Hue le Fort), was the third of five sons of John I of Beirut. He and his elder brother Balian were hostages at the court of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1228 - 1229. He led the first battaile at the Battle of Agridi in 1232 and thus withstood the brunt of the enemy charge. He was dead by 1238. In April 1239, Henry I of Cyprus had a mass said in his name at Nicosia.