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Maria of Montferrat

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Queen Isabella I died shortly after King Aimery in April 1205, two months after the death of their infant son. Five daughters survived Isabella and the eldest of them, 13-year-old Maria, succeeded to the throne of Jerusalem, while the crown of Cyprus passed to Maria's stepbrother Hugh I.
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after him. Conrad was assassinated on 28 April 1192. Isabella was pregnant at the time, but Maria may have been born before her father's death.
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The Briennes: The Rise and Fall of a Champenois Dynasty in the Age of the Crusades, c. 950–1356
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A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades
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A search for a husband began in 1208. The plan to have the queen marry King
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Within a week of Conrad's death, Isabella married Count
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Coronation of Maria and John, 13th-century miniature
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Cambridge University Press. 1: 357:Latin patriarch of Jerusalem 118:1212 (aged 19–20) 968:Daughters of queens regnant 943:Queens regnant of Jerusalem 938:13th-century queens regnant 989: 948:13th-century Italian women 236:Maria was born in 1192 in 885: 872: 744: 691: 672: 664: 659: 632: 252:, and Maria was known as 26: 204:and her second husband, 154:Isabella II of Jerusalem 953:Medieval child monarchs 242:Isabella I of Jerusalem 186:Isabella I of Jerusalem 879: 878: 261:Henry II of Champagne 963:Deaths in childbirth 738:Kingdom of Jerusalem 634:Maria of Montferrat 314:Kingdom of Jerusalem 250:Conrad of Montferrat 206:Conrad of Montferrat 196:(1192–1212) was the 176:Conrad of Montferrat 109:Kingdom of Jerusalem 589:Perry, Guy (2018). 327:was visited by the 325:Philip II of France 194:Maria of Montferrat 973:Daughters of kings 880: 675:Queen of Jerusalem 500:, p. 103-104. 361:Albert of Vercelli 321:Peter II of Aragon 306:Lordship of Beirut 212:of her half-uncle 198:queen of Jerusalem 40:Queen of Jerusalem 910: 909: 836:John I of Brienne 701: 700: 692:Succeeded by 639:Aleramici dynasty 600:978-1-107-19690-2 369:Cathedral of Tyre 353:fall of Jerusalem 191: 190: 57:April 1205 – 1212 49: 980: 900: 899: 861:John I of Cyprus 727: 720: 713: 704: 665:Preceded by 655: 648: 630: 626: 609:Runciman, Steven 604: 576: 570: 564: 558: 552: 546: 540: 534: 528: 522: 513: 507: 501: 495: 489: 483: 477: 471: 465: 459: 453: 447: 441: 435: 429: 423: 417: 411: 402: 396: 367:was held in the 337:lord of Caesarea 265:Aimery of Cyprus 141: 139: 67:3 October 1210, 43: 31: 19: 988: 987: 983: 982: 981: 979: 978: 977: 913: 912: 911: 906: 894: 881: 870: 740: 731: 697: 680: 678: 670: 649: 643: 642: 635: 623: 607: 601: 588: 585: 580: 579: 571: 567: 559: 555: 547: 543: 535: 531: 523: 516: 508: 504: 496: 492: 484: 480: 472: 468: 460: 456: 448: 444: 436: 432: 424: 420: 412: 405: 397: 393: 388: 345:John of Brienne 341:Aymar de Lairon 293: 234: 222:John of Brienne 143: 140: 1210) 135: 131: 129:John of Brienne 103: 42: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 986: 984: 976: 975: 970: 965: 960: 955: 950: 945: 940: 935: 930: 925: 915: 914: 908: 907: 905: 904: 892: 886: 883: 882: 873: 871: 869: 868: 863: 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 778: 773: 768: 763: 758: 745: 742: 741: 732: 730: 729: 722: 715: 707: 699: 698: 693: 690: 671: 666: 662: 661: 660:Regnal titles 657: 656: 636: 633: 628: 627: 621: 605: 599: 584: 581: 578: 577: 575:, p. 328. 565: 563:, p. 134. 553: 551:, p. 133. 541: 529: 527:, p. 132. 514: 512:, p. 104. 502: 490: 478: 466: 454: 442: 430: 418: 403: 390: 389: 387: 384: 371:on 3 October. 329:bishop of Acre 308:, the richest 298:John of Ibelin 292: 289: 233: 230: 214:John of Ibelin 189: 188: 183: 179: 178: 173: 169: 168: 163: 157: 156: 151: 145: 144: 133: 127: 126: 124: 120: 119: 116: 112: 111: 100: 96: 95: 92: 91: 86: 82: 81: 76: 72: 71: 65: 59: 58: 55: 51: 50: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 985: 974: 971: 969: 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 954: 951: 949: 946: 944: 941: 939: 936: 934: 931: 929: 926: 924: 921: 920: 918: 903: 898: 893: 891: 888: 887: 884: 877: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 767: 764: 762: 759: 757: 755: 750: 747: 746: 743: 739: 735: 728: 723: 721: 716: 714: 709: 708: 705: 696: 689: 686: 685: 677: 676: 669: 663: 658: 653: 646: 641: 640: 631: 624: 622:0-521-06163-6 618: 614: 610: 606: 602: 596: 592: 587: 586: 582: 574: 573:Runciman 1989 569: 566: 562: 561:Runciman 1989 557: 554: 550: 549:Runciman 1989 545: 542: 539:, p. 49. 538: 533: 530: 526: 525:Runciman 1989 521: 519: 515: 511: 510:Runciman 1989 506: 503: 499: 498:Runciman 1989 494: 491: 488:, p. 95. 487: 486:Runciman 1989 482: 479: 476:, p. 93. 475: 474:Runciman 1989 470: 467: 464:, p. 84. 463: 462:Runciman 1989 458: 455: 452:, p. 65. 451: 450:Runciman 1989 446: 443: 440:, p. 66. 439: 438:Runciman 1989 434: 431: 428:, p. 64. 427: 426:Runciman 1989 422: 419: 416:, p. 94. 415: 414:Runciman 1989 410: 408: 404: 401:, p. 32. 400: 399:Runciman 1989 395: 392: 385: 383: 381: 377: 372: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 326: 323:failed. 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Index


Queen of Jerusalem
John
Coronation
Tyre
Isabella I
Isabella II
Tyre
Kingdom of Jerusalem
John of Brienne
Issue
Isabella II of Jerusalem
House
Aleramici
Conrad of Montferrat
Isabella I of Jerusalem
queen of Jerusalem
Isabella I
Conrad of Montferrat
regency
John of Ibelin
the kingdom
John of Brienne
Isabella II
Tyre
Isabella I of Jerusalem
Maria Komnene
Conrad of Montferrat
Henry II of Champagne
Aimery of Cyprus

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