John of Ibelin (died 1264), often called John II, was the

Lord of Beirut The Crusader state of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, created in 1099, was divided into a number of smaller seigneuries. According to the 13th-century jurist John of Ibelin, the four highest crown vassals (referred to as barons) in the kingdom prope ...

from 1254, named after his grandfather

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, the famous "Old Lord of Beirut", and son of

Balian of Ibelin Balian or Balyan may refer to: People *Balian of Ibelin (disambiguation), a name shared by several members of the Ibelin family from the crusader kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus *Balian Buschbaum (born 1980), German pole vaulter *Roger Balian, 20t ...

, who surrendered Jerusalem to

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in 1187. His parents were

Balian of Beirut Balian III of Beirut (died 1247) was the Lord of Beirut, the second of his family, from 1236, and a son of the famous "Old Lord" John of Ibelin, by his second wife Melisende of Arsuf. From his father he assumed the leadership of the nobilit ...

and Eschiva, daughter of

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 ...

and Burgundia of Cyprus.

Biography

John inherited the

Lordship of Beirut The Crusader state of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, created in 1099, was divided into a number of smaller seigneuries. According to the 13th-century jurist John of Ibelin, the four highest crown vassals (referred to as barons) in the kingdom proper ...

from Hugh of Ibelin. In 1258, by "manipulat ngthe complex regency laws", John and his compatriot John of Jaffa, succeeded in aligning the feudatories of Jerusalem with the

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against that of Genoa in the

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. He took part in a very large raid alongside the

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into

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in 1260. They were defeated at the camp near

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in a route by some Turcomen and John was taken captive along with

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, James Vidal, and

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. His ransom alone was 20,000

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. John married Alice de la Roche, daughter of Duke

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. They had: *

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1252–1282/83, lady of Beirut, who married

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; the marriage was not consummated, then

Haymo Létrange Hamo le Strange, Heimon Lestrange, Hamo L'Estrange or Hamo Extraneus (died late in 1272 or early 1273) was an English Crusader. His surname means ''the Foreigner''. By marriage to Isabella of Beirut he was Lord of Beirut in the Kingdom of Jerusalem ...

Nicolas l'Alleman The brothers Nicholas and Thomas Aleman (''floruit'' 1277) were the last Lords of Caesarea before the title went into abeyance. They lived in the Kingdom of Cyprus. Neither ruled over Caesarea, since the city had been conquered by the Mamelukes un ...

and William Barlais. * Eschive 1253–1312, lady of Beirut, who married Humphrey de Montfort,

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and

Guy constable of Cyprus Guy of Poitiers-Lusignan (1275/1280–1303) was constable of Cyprus from 1298. He was the youngest son of Hugh III of Cyprus (ruled in 1267–1284) and Isabella of Ibelin. He married Eschiva of Ibelin, Lady of Beirut Eschive d'Ibelin (1253– ...

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:John 02 Of Beirut Christians of the Crusades 1264 deaths House of Ibelin Year of birth unknown History of Beirut Prisoners of war 13th-century monarchs in the Middle East