Guy Ibelin (abt. 1215 - aft. 1255)

Born about 1215 in Cyprus

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 1255 after about age 40 in Cyprus

Biography

Guy of Ibelin (French: Guy d'Ibelin) (1215/1218 – after May 1255) was marshal and constable of the kingdom of Cyprus. He was the fifth son of Jean Ibelin, Lord of Beirut and his wife Mélisende Arsouf or de Arsur^[1]

His birth date is based on his participation in the Battle of Agridi in 1232, when he was considered to be 'of age'.^[2]

He was appointed Marshal of Cyprus in about 1248, and Constable of Cyprus in about 1250.^[2] He participated in the seventh crusade led by (St) Louis IX, King of France, and was at the siege of Damietta in 1249 and taken prisoner at the Battle of Mansourah (Al Mansurah) in February 1250 along with many French nobles including the King. He was a part of the negotiation party between the King and the Sultan^[3] and was freed as part of the ransom organised by the King.

He died after May 1255.^[2]

Joinville in his biography of Louis IX, described him as "one of the most accomplished knights I have ever known, and one who most loved the islanders [Cypriots] in his care"^[4]

Family

He married about 1240 Philippa Barlais, daughter and eventual heiress of Aimery Barlais and his wife, Agnes de Marqab.

They had ten children (not necessarily in order of birth):

1. Baudouin d'Ibelin, bailli of the kingdom of Jerusalem, then constable of the kingdom of Cyprus
2. Jean d'Ibelin, assassinated in 1277
3. Aimery d'Ibelin
4. Balian d'Ibelin (1240–1302), seneschal of Cyprus 1286-1302
5. Philippe d'Ibelin (1253 † 1318), seneschal of Cyprus 1302-1318
6. Isabelle d'Ibelin (1241 † 1324), wife of king Hugh III of Cyprus
7. Alice d'Ibelin, married Eudes de Dampierre sur Salon
8. Eschive d'Ibelin, a nun
9. Mélisende d'Ibelin
10. Marie d'Ibelin ^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_of_Ibelin,_constable_of_Cyprus
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Cawley, Charles, 'Cyprus: Chapter 4C. Ibelin - Descendants of Guy Ibelin, Marshal and Constable of Cyprus', version 3.0, 30 May 2014 in Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families, accessed 22 March 2015)
3. ↑ Hill, p. 146
4. ↑ Joinville, p. 248
5. ↑ Edbury, Peter W. (1993), The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191-1374, Cambridge University Press, p. 66, ISBN 0-521-45837-4, footnote 93
6. ↑ Du Cange, Charles D. (1972), Les Familles D'Outre-Mer, Ayer Publishing, p. 378, ISBN 0-8337-0932-1, the genealogical table C shows the family tree for Guy's progeny

See also:

• Hill, George Francis, A history of Cyprus, vol. 2, reprinted 2010, Cambridge University Press. Google Books: (https://books.google.com.au/books?id=SnCWSuZ-58oC&dq=Guy+Ibelin&source=gbs_navlinks_s : accessed 22 March 2015)