Stéphanie of Milly (fl. 1197), was a noblewoman of the Crusades. She was the second daughter of Henry of Milly or of Nablus, and first married William Dorel, Lord of

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 ...

, having a daughter with him, Cécile. After his death, she married

Hugh III Embriaco The Embriaco were a prominent Genoa, Genoese family, who played an important role in the history of the Crusader states. It also gave consuls, admirals and ambassadors to the Republic of Genoa. The family ruled the city of Byblos (in present-da ...

, lord of

Byblos Byblos ( ; gr, Βύβλος), also known as Jbeil or Jubayl ( ar, جُبَيْل, Jubayl, locally ; phn, 𐤂𐤁𐤋, , probably ), is a city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is believed to have been first occupied between 880 ...

(Gibelet) around 1179. Hugh died in 1196. In 1197 she accompanied an army to besiege Byblos, which had been captured by the Muslims, and bribed a guard to open up the city to them. She seems to have died soon after this. With Hugo, Stephanie of Milly had two sons (

Guido I Embriaco Guido I Embriaco or Guy I of Gibelet (born c. 1180; died after September 1238) was "Lord (Signore) of Gib(e)let" or "Gibelletto", the modern and historic Byblos in Lebanon.''Je m'appelle Byblos'', Jean-Pierre Thiollet, H & D, 2005. {{ISBN, 2-914266- ...

and Hugo) and two daughters (Plaisance, wife of

Bohemond IV of Antioch Bohemond IV of Antioch, also known as Bohemond the One-Eyed (french: Bohémond le Borgne; 1175–1233), was Count of Tripoli from 1187 to 1233, and Prince of Antioch from 1201 to 1216 and from 1219 to 1233. He was the younger son of Bohemond III ...

and Pavie, wife of

Garnier l'Aleman Werner of Egisheim (died after 1231) was a German Crusader, better known by his French name of Garnier l’Aleman (''Werner the German''). Life Belonging to a German noble family from Egisheim in Alsace, he is first recorded in Acre in the entour ...

and mother of

John Aleman John Aleman (died after 1264) was the Lord of Caesarea (as John II) in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, exercising this right through his wife, Margaret, from at least 1243 until his death. He was the son of Garnier l'Aleman and Pavie de Gibelet, and the ...

).RHC Lois II, 1843, p
454
cited in Frankel, 1988, p. 253

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* Christians of the Crusade of 1197 Women in 12th-century warfare Nobility of the Kingdom of Jerusalem Women in war in the Middle East History of Byblos {{noble-stub