Simon was the first known
constable of Jerusalem
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other peop ...
. Maybe he was from the
House of Limburg The House of Limburg (in german: ''Haus von Limbourg'') was a dynasty which can be traced back in the male line as far as Henry, count of Limburg, whose mother Jutta was heiress of Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine in the House of Ardenne–Luxembou ...
, son of
Henry, Duke of Lower Lorraine
Henry I ( – c. 1119) was the count of Limburg and Arlon from 1082 to his death and duke of Lower Lorraine between 1101 and 1106. His mother was Jutta, daughter of Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and his father is uncertain, but possibly nam ...
and Count of Limburg, and Adelaide, daughter of Botho of Pottenstein.
He is cited in two royal charters, the first in 1108 and the second in 1115 as ''Symon ducis filius''. He may be identified with the Simontos, mentioned by
Anna Comnena
Anna Komnene ( gr, Ἄννα Κομνηνή, Ánna Komnēnḗ; 1 December 1083 – 1153), commonly Latinized as Anna Comnena, was a Byzantine princess and author of the ''Alexiad'', an account of the reign of her father, the Byzantine emperor, ...
as an envoy of
Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Baldwin I, also known as Baldwin of Boulogne (1060s – 2April 1118), was the first count of Edessa from 1098 to 1100, and king of Jerusalem from 1100 to his death in 1118. He was the youngest son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Ida of Lorr ...
to
Tripoli
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in order to receive Greek ambassadors in 1108. She calls him a cousin of the king. Together these imply that he was likely a son of
Henry, Duke of Lower Lorraine
Henry I ( – c. 1119) was the count of Limburg and Arlon from 1082 to his death and duke of Lower Lorraine between 1101 and 1106. His mother was Jutta, daughter of Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and his father is uncertain, but possibly nam ...
, a great-grandson of
Eustace I of Boulogne
Eustace I, Count of Boulogne, was a nobleman and founder of the Boulogne branch of the House of Flanders. He held the county of Boulogne from 1024 until his death in 1047.
Life
Eustace was the elder son of Count Baldwin II of Boulogne and Ade ...
by his maternal grandmother.
Christians of the Crusades
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