Guy of Ibelin (
French: ''Guy d'Ibelin'') (before 1306 or before 1307 – after 14 April 1350 or 1350/1360) was
Seneschal
The word ''seneschal'' () can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context. Most commonly, a seneschal was a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ...
of
Cyprus
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from 1318 and a
Burgher of
Venice
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from 30 December 1334. He was the son of
Philip of Ibelin (1253–1318), previous Seneschal of Cyprus and
Jerusalem
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by his second wife Maria Embriaco of Giblet (d. 1331). He was evidently held in high regard by King
Hugh IV of Cyprus
Hugh IV (1293/1296 – 10 October 1359) was King of Cyprus from 31 March 1324 to his abdication, on 24 November 1358 and, nominally, King of Jerusalem, as Hugh II, until his death. The son of Guy, Constable of Cyprus (son of Hugh III of Cyprus) ...
, since he is named in a royal decree from 1329 as a '' "magnificus vir" '', in charge of four newly created priesthoods in the cathedral of Nicosia.
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He married with
papal dispensation
In the jurisprudence of the canon law of the Catholic Church, a dispensation is the exemption from the immediate obligation of the law in certain cases.The Law of Christ Vol. I, pg. 284 Its object is to modify the hardship often caused by rigor ...
on 13 November 1319 Margaret of Ibelin (1307 - ?), sister of
Alice of Ibelin and daughter of
Guy of Ibelin and wife Isabella of Ibelin. They had three children:
* John (name uncertain) of Ibelin (d. after 1367), Seneschal of Cyprus in 1363 after his father's death
* Alice of Ibelin (d. after 1374), who married
John of Lusignan (1329/30-1375), titular
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 ...
and
Regent of Cyprus
* Margaret of Ibelin (1325-1330 - ?)
See also
*
Officers of the Kingdom of Cyprus The Kingdom of Cyprus, as an offshoot of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, maintained many of the same offices, such as: seneschal, constable, marshal, admiral, Chamberlain, and chancellor.
The Officers of the Kingdom of Cyprus from its founding were: ...
References
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* , reprint of article ''Les Ibelin aux XIIIe et XIVe siècles''.
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* L. de Mas Latrie, "Généalogie des rois de Chypre"
Further reading
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Guy
14th-century births
14th-century deaths