The Lordship of Sidon (french: Saete/Sagette), (Later County of Sidon) was one of the four major

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s of the

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,According to the 13th-century writer John of Ibelin one of the

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s. However, in reality, it appears to have been much smaller than the others and had the same level of significance as several neighbors, such as Toron and Beirut, which were sub-vassals.

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was captured in December, 1110 and given to Eustace I Grenier. The lordship was a coastal strip on the

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between Tyre and

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. It was conquered by

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in 1187 and remained in Muslim hands until it was restored to Christian control by German Crusaders in the

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. Julien Grenier sold it to the Knights Templar after it was destroyed by the

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in 1260 after the

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. One of the vassals of the lordship was the Lordship of the Shuf.

Rulers of Sidon

* Eustace I Grenier (1110–1123) * Gerard Grenier (1123–1171) * Renaud Grenier (1171–1187, titular from then) * ''Conquered by

, 1187–1197'' * Renaud Grenier (restored, 1197–1202) * Balian I Grenier (1202–1239) *

Julian Grenier Julian Grenier (died 1275) was the Count of Sidon from 1239 to 1260, then becoming merely titular. He was the son and successor of Balian Grenier and Ida of Reynel. He did not exhibit the wisdom of his father in his dealings with the Saracens. ...

(1239–1260, titular from then) * ''Sold to the Knights Templar'' (1260) * ''

'' (titular, 1260–1275) * ''Balian II Grenier'' (titular, 1275–1277)

Lordship of the Schuf

The Schuf was created out of the Lordship of Sidon as a vassal around 1170. It was centred on the Cave of Tyron. Julian of Sidon sold it to the Teutonic Knights in 1256. * Andrew of Schuf (13th century) * John of Schuf (13th century) * Julian of Sidon (mid 13th century)

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Bibliography

* John L. La Monte, ''Feudal Monarchy in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1100-1291''. The Medieval Academy of America, 1932. *

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, ''The Feudal Nobility and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1174-1277''. The Macmillan Press, 1973. * Steven Runciman, ''A History of the Crusades, Vol. II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187''.

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, 1952. * Steven Tibble, ''Monarchy and Lordships in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1099-1291''. Clarendon Press, 1989.

1110 establishments in Asia Feudalism in the Kingdom of Jerusalem Medieval Lebanon 1110s establishments in the Kingdom of Jerusalem Disestablishments in the Kingdom of Jerusalem

Rulers of Sidon

Lordship of the Schuf

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