Hugh l'Aleman, who died 1264, was a knight of the
Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as the Crusader Kingdom, was one of the Crusader states established in the Levant immediately after the First Crusade. It lasted for almost two hundred years, from the accession of Godfrey of Bouillon in 1 ...
and heir to the
Lordship of Caesarea via his mother.
Life
He was the eldest son of
John l'Aleman and his wife
Margaret of Caesarea, daughter and heir to
John of Caesarea
John (died 1238–41) was the Lord of Caesarea from 1229 and an important figure in the kingdoms of Cyprus and Jerusalem. He was the only son of Walter III of Caesarea and Marguerite d'Ibelin, daughter of Balian of Ibelin. He was often called "th ...
. He died by breaking his neck in falling from his horse.
[ Lignages d'Outre-Mer, Le Vaticanus Latinus 4789, CCCXL, S. 104.] He died childless and so the Lordship of Caesarea was inherited by his younger brother Nicolas l'Aleman.
References
1264 deaths
Christians of the Crusades
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