Maria of Antioch-Armenia

Maria
Maria
Helvis of Lusignan

Maria of Antioch-Armenia (1215–1257) was

Helvis of Lusignan

. She derived her title of Lady of Toron and claim to the throne of Armenia from her father.

Maria's paternal grandmother Alice became lady of Toron when emperor Frederick II, at the end of the Sixth Crusade, negotiated the return of lands conquered by Saladin; Maria succeeded her as she was the closest surviving relative.

In 1240 she married Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre, previously lord of Castres, and they had the following children:

Tyre
lord of Beirut
and of Tyre
Philippa de Montfort (d. 1282), married William, Lord of Esneval in Normandy^[1]^[2]
Alix, living in 1282 and in 1295
Helvis, living in 1282 and in 1295

She was the great-granddaughter of

Roupen III, prince of Armenia (Roupen III's daughter was Alice), who had been succeeded by his brother Leo I. Maria thus unsuccessfully claimed rights to the throne of Armenia

, something her father and grandmother had previously attempted and failed.

Sources

Preceded by Alice of Armenia	Lady of Toron c. 1236–1257 With: Philip of Montfort	Succeeded by Jean de Montfort

^ Hoefer, Nouvelle biographe universelle depuis les temps les plus recules... Volume 36. 1861. p. 262
^ Esneval, Baron d', 'les seigneurs de Pavilly, barons d'Esneval', vidames de Normandie Revue catholique de Normandie, 1918, vol 27, p.170-184; p. 193-207; p. 270-277; et 1919, vol 28, p.25-30

[1] Hoefer, Nouvelle biographe universelle depuis les temps les plus recules... Volume 36. 1861. p. 262

[2] Esneval, Baron d', 'les seigneurs de Pavilly, barons d'Esneval', vidames de Normandie Revue catholique de Normandie, 1918, vol 27, p.170-184; p. 193-207; p. 270-277; et 1919, vol 28, p.25-30

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