Julian Grenier (died 1275) was the

Count of Sidon The Lordship of Sidon (french: Saete/Sagette), (Later County of Sidon) was one of the four major fiefdoms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem,According to the 13th-century writer John of Ibelin one of the Crusader States. However, in reality, it appears ...

from 1239 to 1260, then becoming merely titular. He was the son and successor of

Balian Grenier Balian I Grenier was the Count of Sidon and one of the most important lords of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1202 to 1241. He succeeded his father Renaud. His mother was Helvis, a daughter of Balian of Ibelin. He was a powerful and important re ...

and Ida of Reynel. He did not exhibit the wisdom of his father in his dealings with the

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. In 1260, he attacked adjacent areas of

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, killing a

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officer in the process. The officer was the nephew of

Kitbuqa Kitbuqa Noyan (died 1260), also spelled Kitbogha, Kitboga, or Ketbugha, was an Eastern Christian of the Naimans, a group that was subservient to the Mongol Empire. He was a lieutenant and confidant of the Mongol Ilkhan Hulagu, assisting him ...

, Mongol general of

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. The Mongols avenged themselves by ravaging the territory of Sidon and sacked the castle. But Julian had already left the area beyond the sea. Julian, in response, sold the county to the

Knights Templar , colors = White mantle with a red cross , colors_label = Attire , march = , mascot = Two knights riding a single horse , equipment ...

. Ruined by the sale, he entered the order of the Temple himself. In 1252, he married Euphemia, daughter of

Hethum I, King of Armenia Hethum I (Armenian language, Armenian: Հեթում Ա; 1213 – 21 October 1270) ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (also known as "Little Armenia") from 1226 to 1270. He was the son of Constantine of Baberon (d. 1263) and Princess Alix Pahlav ...

. He had an affair with Isabella of Ibelin, Queen of Cyprus, possibly prompting a papal letter, ''

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'', condemning the relationship. With Euphemia he had three children: * Balian II, who died at

Botron Batroun ( ar, ٱلْبَتْرُون '; Syriac script: ܒܬܪܘܢ ') is a coastal city in northern Lebanon and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the capital city of Batroun District. Etymology The name ''Batr ...

in 1277 *John, died in

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in 1289 *Margaret, married

Guy II Embriaco Guy II or Guido II, surnamed Embriaco (died 1282), was the lord of Gibelet (Arabic ''Jubayl'', Greek ''Byblos'') from about 1271 until his death. Guy was the eldest son of Henry I Embriaco and Isabella of the House of Ibelin, a daughter of Lord ...

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Sources

*Setton, Kenneth M. (general editor) ''A History of the Crusades: Volume II — The Later Crusades, 1189 – 1311''. Robert Lee Wolff and Harry W. Hazard, editors. University of Wisconsin Press: Milwaukee, 1969. {{DEFAULTSORT:Grenier, Julian 1275 deaths Christians of the Crusades Lordship of Sidon Year of birth unknown Medieval Knights Templar members