Edward Whalley

The Seigneurie of Beirut is one of the strongholds of the Royaume of Jerusalem.

History

Beirut was conquered in 1110 by Baudouin Ier, king de Jérusalem, which gave it to Foulques de Guines. The city was conquered and occupied by Saladin of 1187 with 1197. In 1204, the city is given by Amaury II of Lusignan to Jean d' Ibelin, the Vieux lord of Beirut . The city was definitively taken in 1291.

Geography

It is the seigniory more in north of the Royaume of Jerusalem, located between the Comté of Sidon and the Comté of Tripoli.

Feudality

Suzerain: the prince de Galilée and of Tibériade

It can appear curious that this seigniory is vassal of prince de Tibériade rather than of the county of Sidon, because this county precisely separates the seigniory from the principality. The reason is probably the following one: Beirouth was taken before Sidon, therefore the county was not created yet when Baudouin inféoda Beirut in Foulques de Guines. The city being very far away from the center of the kingdom, it placed the new lord under the protection of vassal nearer.

List lords

1110 - 1125: Foulques de Guines

1125 - 1138: Gautier Ier de Brisebarre

1138 - 1156: Guy Ier de Brisebarre

1156 - 1179: Gautier II of Brisebarre, wire of the precedent

1179 - 1187: Gautier III of Brisebarre, wire of the precedent

1187-1197: conquered by Saladin

1197-1204: royal field

1204 - 1236: Jean d' Ibelin (1179 † 1236)

1236 - 1247: Balian d' Ibelin († 1247), wire of the precedent

1247 - 1254: Hugues d' Ibelin († 1254), wire of the precedent, also prince de Galilée by marriage

1254 - 1264: Jean d' Ibelin († 1254), brother of the precedent

1264 - 1282: Isabelle d' Ibelin (1252 † 1282), girl of the precedent, and her husbands:

1265-1267 : Hugues II of Cyprus (1252 † 1267)

1272-1273: Haymo Létrange († 1273)

1276-1277: Nicolas Alleman († 1277)

1278-1282: Guillaume Berlais († 1304)

1282 - 1291: Echive d' Ibelin (1253 † 1312), sister of the preceding one, and her husbands:

1282-1284 : Onfroy de Montfort († 1284)

1291-1291 Guy of Cyprus († 1304)

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