Plaisance of Antioch
| Plaisance of Antioch | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Cyprus | |
| Tenure | 1250–1254 |
| Regent of Cyprus | |
| Regency | 1254–1261 and 1258–1261 |
| Born | c. 1235 |
| Died | 22/27 September 1261 Cyprus |
| Spouse | Henry I of Cyprus Balian of Arsuf |
| Issue | Hugh II of Cyprus |
| House | Poitiers |
| Father | Bohemond V of Antioch |
| Mother | Lucia of Segni |
Plaisance of Antioch (1235/1236 or ca. 1235 – September 27/22, 1261) was Queen of Cyprus by marriage to King Henry I. She served as regent of the kingdoms of Cyprus and Jerusalem for their son, King Hugh II, in 1254–1261 and 1258–1261 respectively.
Biography
She was a daughter of
She was firstly married in 1250 to King Henry I of Cyprus, who died in 1253. Their son, the infant Hugh II, became King of Cyprus with Plaisance as regent. Plaisance re-married to Balian of Arsuf, the son of John of Arsuf, but they divorced and had the marriage annulled in 1258.
The official King of Jerusalem at the time was the absentee
Plaisance, supported by a majority of the nobles, was accepted as acting regent and then appointed her former father-in-law John of Arsuf to rule as
Plaisance died at Cyprus in 1261 and the regency of Hugh II passed to
References
- Edbury, Peter W. (1997), John of Ibelin and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Boydell Press
