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John II Of Beirut
John of Ibelin (died 1264), often called John II, was the Lord of Beirut from 1254, named after his grandfather John I, the famous "Old Lord of Beirut", and son of Balian of Ibelin, who surrendered Jerusalem to Saladin in 1187. His parents were Balian of Beirut and Eschiva, daughter of Walter of Montbéliard and Burgundia of Cyprus. Biography John inherited the Lordship of Beirut 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 Republic of Venice against that of Genoa in the War of Saint Sabas. He took part in a very large raid alongside the Templars into Galilee in 1260. They were defeated at the camp near Tiberias in a route by some Turcomen and John was taken captive along with John of Gibelet, James Vidal, and Thomas Bérard, Grand Master of the Knights Templar. His ransom alone was 20,000 bezants. John married Alice de la Roche, daughter of Duke Guy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut, "Old Lord" John of Ibelin, by his second wife Melisende of Arsuf. From his father he assumed the leadership of the nobility in the War of the Lombards, fought against the agents of the Emperor Frederick II. He was a warrior from an early age. At the Battle of Agridi in 1232, though he was supposed to be in the rearguard with his father and the King of Cyprus, he instead went to the front, beside either Hugh of Ibelin (died 1238), Hugh of Ibelin and Anceau of Brie, commanders of the first and second Battle (formation), battles. At the battle, Balian won fame defending a pass from the Lombardy, Lombards. A story is told in the ''Gestes des Chiprois'' that Balian once struck a Lombard knight so hard that he himself was dismounted. Balian led his family in besieging Tyre, Lebanon, Tyre in 1242. He also had the support of Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |