Hugh II Of Jaffa
Hugh II ( 1106 – 1134), also called Hugh du Puiset, was a Crusader and the count of Jaffa in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He revolted against King Fulk in 1134. Arrival in the kingdom Hugh was the son of Hugh I of Jaffa and his wife Mamilia (or Mabilla). According to William of Tyre, his father had come to Jerusalem on a pilgrimage during the reign of Baldwin II of Jerusalem, Baldwin II, and Hugh was born in Apulia during the journey. However, according to John L. La Monte, it is more likely that Hugh I came to the east with Bohemund I of Antioch, Bohemund of Taranto in 1106. In any case, Hugh I was named count of Jaffa after his arrival (by Baldwin I of Jerusalem, Baldwin I, if in 1106), but soon died. When Hugh II came of age he arrived in Jerusalem to claim his inheritance, and married Emelota (or Emma), niece of Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Patriarch Arnulf of Chocques. Hugh was a relative of Queen Melisende, as their fathers Hugh I and Baldwin II were cousins; Melisende's gran ...
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