The House of Granier (or Grenier ) was a prominent noble family during the Crusades founded at the beginning of the 12th century by Eustachius Granarius, a Flemish nobleman from the Diocese of Thérouanne in the County of Saint-Pol who became lord of Sidon and

Caesarea Caesarea () ( he, קֵיסָרְיָה, ), ''Keysariya'' or ''Qesarya'', often simplified to Keisarya, and Qaysaria, is an affluent town in north-central Israel, which inherits its name and much of its territory from the ancient city of Caesare ...

near 1110.

History

Sidon was captured in December 1110 and given to Eustace Grenier.According to the 13th-century writer John of Ibelin The lordship was a coastal strip on the Mediterranean Sea between Tyre and Beirut. It was conquered by Saladin in 1187 and remained in Muslim hands until it was restored to Christian control by German Crusaders in the Crusade of 1197. Julian Grenier sold it to the

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after it was destroyed by the Mongols in 1260 after the Battle of Ain Jalut. One of the vassals of the lordship was the Lordship of the Shuf. Caesarea was granted to Eustace Granier (or Grenier) in 1010. His descendants continued to rule Caesarea until it became the property of John Aleman by right of his marriage to Margaret Grenier in 1238 or 1243. The Granier or Grenier family became extinct with two brothers: Balian II (who died at Botron in 1277) and John (who died in Armenia in 1289), sons of Julian Grenier (died in 1275) lord of Sidon and his wife Euphemia, daughter of Hethum I, King of Armenia.Medieval Lands LORDS of CAESARIA (GARNIER)
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Lords of Sidon

Eustace I Grenier Eustace I Granier, also known as Eustace Grenier or Eustace Garnier, called in Latin ''Eustachius Granarius'' in the charters (born around 1070 and died on 15 June 1123), was a Flemish crusader who took part in the First Crusade. He became lord o ...

(1110-1123) *

Gerard Grenier Gerard Grenier (french: Geraud/Gérard Grenier; died between 1165 and 1171) was a nobleman from the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He was the eldest son of Eustace Grenier and Emelota. He succeeded his father as Lord of Sidon while Walter of Caesarea, Walter ...

(1123-1171) *

Renaud Grenier Reginald Grenier (1130s – 1202; also Reynald or Renaud) was Lordship of Sidon, Count of Sidon and an important noble in the late-12th century crusader states, Kingdom of Jerusalem. Rise to fame Reginald was the son of Gerard Grenier, Gerard ...

(1171-1187, titular from then) * ''Conquered by Saladin, 1187-1197'' *

(restored, 1197-1202) * Balian I Grenier (1202-1239) * Julian Grenier (1239-1260, titular from then) * ''Sold to the

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'' (1260)

Lords of Caesarea

* Eustace Grenier (1110–1123) * Walter I Grenier (1123–1154) * Hugh Grenier (1154–1169) * Guy Grenier (c. 1170s) * Walter II Grenier (c. 1180s–1189/91) * Juliana Grenier (1189/93–1213/6) **

Aymar de Lairon Aymar de Lairon (died 1219), also Adeymar, Adémar or Aimerich, was the lord of Caesarea in jure uxoris, right of his wife from at least 1193 until her death between 1213 and 1216. During this period he was a prominent figure in the Kingdom of Jerus ...

(1189/93–1213/6) * Walter III (1213/6–1229) * John (1229–1238/41) *

Margaret Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

(1238/41–1255/77) ** John Aleman (1238/43–1264/77)

Castles of the Lordship of Sidon and Lordship of Caesarea

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Sidon Sea Castle Sidon's Sea Castle ( ar, قلعة صيدا البحرية, ''Kalaat Saida al-Bahriya'') was built by the crusaders in the thirteenth century as a fortress of the holy land. It is one of the most prominent historical sites in the port city of Sidon, ...

File:Chateau de Beaufort.jpg, Beaufort Castle, Lebanon File:Caesarea-S-112.jpg,

Caesarea Castle Caesarea () ( he, קֵיסָרְיָה, ), ''Keysariya'' or ''Qesarya'', often simplified to Keisarya, and Qaysaria, is an affluent town in north-central Israel, which inherits its name and much of its territory from the ancient city of Caesar ...

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Bibliography

Medieval Lands LORDS of CAESARIA (GARNIER)
* * * * * {{cite book , first=Steven , last=Tibble , title=Monarchy and Lordships in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1099–1291 , publisher=Clarendon Press , date=1989 Sidon 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 Noble families of the Crusader states