Maria of Montferrat
| Maria | |
|---|---|
Queen of Jerusalem with John (1210-1212) | |
| Reign | April 1205 – 1212 |
| Coronation | 3 October 1210, Tyre |
| Predecessor | Isabella I |
| Successor | Isabella II |
| Born | 1192 Tyre, Kingdom of Jerusalem |
| Died | 1212 (aged 19–20) |
| Spouse |
Aleramici |
| Father | Conrad of Montferrat |
| Mother | Isabella I of Jerusalem |
Maria of Montferrat (1192–1212) was the
Childhood
Maria was born in 1192 in Tyre to Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem. She was named after her maternal grandmother, Maria Komnene.[1] Maria's father was Isabella's second husband, Marquis Conrad of Montferrat, and Maria was known as La Marquise after him.[2] Conrad was assassinated on 28 April 1192.[3] Isabella was pregnant at the time, but Maria may have been born before her father's death.[4]
Within a week of Conrad's death, Isabella married Count
Reign
Queen Isabella I died shortly after King Aimery in April 1205, two months after the death of their infant son.
A search for a husband began in 1208.
Queen Maria died after giving birth to a daughter,
References
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 32.
- ^ a b Runciman 1989, p. 94.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 64.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 66.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 65.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 84.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 93.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 95.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 103-104.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 104.
- ^ a b Runciman 1989, p. 132.
- ^ Perry 2018, p. 49.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 133.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 134.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 328.
Sources
- Perry, Guy (2018). The Briennes: The Rise and Fall of a Champenois Dynasty in the Age of the Crusades, c. 950–1356. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-19690-2.
- ISBN 0-521-06163-6.
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