Philippa (Berlais) Ibelin (abt. 1220 - aft. 1255)

Descendants

Biography

Philippa Berlais or Barlais, was the daughter of Aimery Barlais and his wife Agnes de Marqab. She was perhaps born about 1220 based on her marriage in about 1240.

She married Guy Ibelin, son of Jean Ibelin, Lord of Beirut and his second wife Melisende d'Arsur. He was probably born about 1215-1218.

They had 10 children;

1. Isabelle, born about 1241-1242, married Hughes of Antioch, succeeded as King of Cyprus;
2. Balian, Seneschal of Cyprus 1286, married and had issue;
3. Baudouin, born about 1245, Constable of Cyprus, died after August 1286;
4. Jean, murdered 1277 by Nicolas Alaman;
5. Aimery;
6. Philippe, born about 1250-1255, married and had issue;
7. Alix, born circa 1255, married about 1270-1275, Eudes de Dampierre;
8. Eschiva, a nun;
9. Melisende, died young;
10. Marie, died young.

Guy Ibelin, was appointed Marshal of Cyprus 1248 and Constable of Cyprus 1250 and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Mansurah in that year.

He died after May 1255; the year Philippa died is unknown, but also possibly after 1255.

Sources

• Cawley, Charles, & Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 'Cyprus: Chapter 3C - Ibelin - Descendants of Guy Ibelin, Marshal and Constable of Cyprus, version 3.1 04 April 2016, Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families (http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/index.htm : viewed 28 May 2016).