Eschiva of Ibelin (1160–1196) was a queen consort of Cyprus. She was the daughter of

Baldwin of Ibelin Baldwin of Ibelin, also known as Baldwin II of Ramla ( French: ''Baudouin d'Ibelin'', early 1130s – c. 1187 or 1186/1188), was an important noble of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century and was lord of Ramla from 1169–1186. He ...

(died 1187),

Lord of Ramla The Lordship of Ramla was one of the lordships in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was vassal to and part of the County of Jaffa and Ascalon. History During the First Crusade, Ramla was abandoned by its Muslim inhabitants, as it lacked the defenses ...

, and his wife Richilde de Bethsan, and thus was a member of the influential

Ibelin family The House of Ibelin was a noble family in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century. They rose from relatively humble beginnings to become one of the most important families in the kingdom, holding various high offices and with exten ...

. She married

Aimery of Cyprus Aimery of Lusignan (, , ''Amorí''; before 11551 April 1205), erroneously referred to as Amalric () in earlier scholarship, reigned as the first king of Cyprus from 1196 to his death in 1205. He also reigned as the king of Jerusalem as the hu ...

(1145–1205), constable of the kingdom of Jerusalem, later

King of Cyprus The Kingdom of Cyprus (; ) was a medieval kingdom of the Crusader states that existed between 1192 and 1489. Initially ruled as an Independent state, independent Christian state, Christian kingdom, it was established by the French House of Lusi ...

(1194–1205) and of Jerusalem (1197–1205). This marriage occurred at sound point prior to 1176. They had several children.

Issue

*Bourgogne, who married (1)

Raymond VI of Toulouse Raymond VI (; 27 October 1156 – 2 August 1222) was Count of Toulouse and Marquis of Provence from 1194 to 1222. He was also Count of Melgueil (as Raymond IV) from 1173 to 1190. Early life Raymond was born at Saint-Gilles, Gard, the son of ...

in 1193 (div 1196 with no issue); (2)

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, Count of Montbé ...

in 1204. Walter was the regent of Cyprus for her younger brother,

Hugh I Hugh I may refer to: * Hugh I of Lusignan (c. 885–c. 930) * Hugh I, Count of Maine (died 933) * Hugh I, Viscount of Châteaudun (died 989 or after) * Hugh I of France (c. 939–996), a.k.a. Hugh Capet, first King of the Franks of the Capetian dy ...

, from 1205 to 1210. * Helvis, who was the wife of

Raymond-Roupen Raymond-Roupen (also Raymond-Rupen and Ruben-Raymond; 1198 – 1219 or 1221/1222) was a member of the House of Poitiers who claimed the thrones of the Principality of Antioch and Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. His succession in Antioch was pre ...

, who was

Prince of Antioch Prince of Antioch was the title given during the Middle Ages to Normans, Norman rulers of the Principality of Antioch, a region surrounding the city of Antioch, now known as Antakya in Turkey. The Princes originally came from the County of Sicil ...

from 1216 to 1219. *Guy, who died young *John, who died young *

, King of Cyprus

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*''This page is a translation of :fr:Echive d'Ibelin (morte en 1196).'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Eschive D'Ibelin (1160-1196) Queens consort of Cyprus Women from the Crusader states 1160 births 1196 deaths Kingdom of Cyprus House of Ibelin House of Lusignan Mothers of Cypriot monarchs