John of Ibelin (c. 1211–1258), commonly called John of Arsuf, was the
Beirut. He served as regent of Jerusalem on two occasions: 1253–1254 for Conrad II and 1256–1258 for Conrad III. He was lieutenant for the regent on three occasions: 1247–1248 and 1249–1252 for Henry I of Cyprus and 1258 for Plaisance of Antioch
, bailiff. The barons would in turn swear oaths to Simon and recognize his authority until the young king, Conrad II, came of age (1243). It was refused.
John, like his father, was learned in law and he re-used some of the legal arguments which his father had employed in his long career. In February 1251, shortly after becoming the lieutenant (
Haute Cour of Jerusalem
should do the same, sealing their records in a locked chest, the keys to which were to be held by the regent or his lieutenant and two elected liegemen. These reforms were accepted by the barons. The reform of the burgess court was enacted by 1269, but the reform of the Haute Cour was put off until 1286.
While the
Bethsan in early 1250. He devastated a nearby camp and captured 16,000 animals and one emir
.
In 1252, John witnessed the creation of two new gates in the
Hospitaller
complex in Acre and the consequent creation of a new public road. In 1253, John succeeded Henry of Cyprus as regent for a few months until 1254, on behalf of the absentee king Conrad. In 1256, he was again appointed regent for the minor Conrad III.
In 1257, he confirmed a treaty with the city of
John II of Beirut engineered a coup to make Plaisance of Antioch, the estranged wife of John's son Balian, bailiff on behalf of the regent Hugh II of Cyprus. John accepted the coup and reconciled with Plaisance and Bohemond VI of Antioch
. When Plaisance returned to Cyprus, he was again put in charge as lieutenant.
In 1258, he negotiated the treaty between the
Teutonic Knights, which regulated their relationship. Upon his death that same year, he was succeeded as constable by his lieutenant, Geoffrey of Sergines, appointed by Plaisance. He had married Alice, daughter of Rohard of Haifa, at an unknown date prior to his death. His son and successor in Arsuf was Balian
.
References
Marshall, Christopher (1992). Warfare in the Latin East, 1192–1291. Cambridge University Press.
Riley-Smith, Jonathan (1973). The Feudal Nobility and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1174–1277. Archon Books.
