Stéphanie of Milly (fl. 1197), was a noblewoman of the

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. She was the second daughter of Henry of Milly or of Nablus, and first married William Dorel, Lord of

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, having a daughter with him, Cécile. After his death, she married Hugh III Embriaco, lord of

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(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 seemed to have died soon after this. With Hugo, Stephanie of Milly had two sons ( Guido I Embriaco and Hugo) and two daughters ( Plaisance, wife of

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and Pavie, wife of

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and mother of

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).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 West Asia History of Byblos {{noble-stub