Eschiva of Ibelin (1160–1196) was a queen consort of Cyprus.
[Edbury 1991: Edbury, Peter W: The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades 1191–1374. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1991.]
She was the daughter of
Baldwin of Ibelin
Baldwin of Ibelin, also known as Baldwin II of Ramla ( French: ''Baudouin d'Ibelin'', early 1130s – c. 1187 or 1186/1188), was an important noble of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century and was lord of Ramla from 1169-1186. He was ...
(died 1187),
lord of Ramla
The Lordship of Ramla was one of the Crusader vassal states of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. It has been vassal to and part of the County of Jaffa and Ascalon.
History
During the First Crusade, Ramla was abandoned by its Muslim inhabitants, ...
, and of Richilde de Bethsan, and a member of the influential
Ibelin family
The House of Ibelin was a noble family in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century. They rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most important families in the kingdom, holding various high offices and with extensive holding ...
.
She married
Aimery of Cyprus
Aimery of Lusignan ( la, Aimericus, , ''Amorí''; before 11551 April 1205), erroneously referred to as Amalric or Amaury in earlier scholarship, was the first King of Cyprus, reigning from 1196 to his death. He also reigned as the King of Jer ...
(1145–1205), constable of the kingdom of Jerusalem, later
king of Cyprus
The Kingdom of Cyprus (french: Royaume de Chypre, la, Regnum Cypri) was a state that existed between 1192 and 1489. It was ruled by the French House of Lusignan. It comprised not only the island of Cyprus, but it also had a foothold on the Anat ...
(1194–1205) and
of Jerusalem (1197–1205).
Issue
*Bourgogne (1180 † 1210), married
Walter of Montbéliard Walter of Montbéliard (died in 1212) (''Gauthier I de Montfaucon'') was regent of the Kingdom of Cyprus from 1205 to 1210, and Constable of Jerusalem from around 1204 to his death.
Early life
He was the second son of Amadeus II of Montfaucon, A ...
, who was regent for her younger brother, Hugh I of Cyprus, from 1205 to 1210
*Guy, died young
*John, died young
*
Hugh I, King of Cyprus
*
Helvis, married
Raymond-Roupen of Antioch
Raymond-Roupen (also Raymond-Rupen and Ruben-Raymond; 1198 – 1219 or 1221/1222) was a member of the House of Poitiers who claimed the thrones of the Principality of Antioch and Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. His succession in Antioch was preven ...
*Alix, died young
References
Sources
*''This page is a translation of
:fr:Echive d'Ibelin (morte en 1196).''
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Cypriot queens consort
Women of the Crusader states
1160 births
1196 deaths
Medieval Cyprus
House of Ibelin
House of Lusignan