Melisende of Lusignan
| Melisende of Jerusalem | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Antioch | |
| Tenure | 1218-1233 |
| Born | 1200 Holy Land |
| Died | after 1249 |
| Spouse | Bohemond IV of Antioch |
| Issue | Mary of Antioch |
| House | House of Lusignan |
| Father | Aimery of Cyprus |
| Mother | Isabella I of Jerusalem |
Melisende of Cyprus (1200 Holy Land- after 1249), was the youngest daughter of Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem by her fourth and last marriage to King Aimery of Cyprus.[1]
In January 1218, Melisande married Prince Bohemond IV of Antioch.[1] They had a daughter, Maria.[1]
Melisende protested the succession of her nephew King Henry I of Cyprus as regent of Jerusalem on the death of her half-sister Alice in 1246. Alice had been regent of Jerusalem for Conrad IV of Germany.
She died sometime after 1249.
References
- ^ a b c Runciman 1989, p. Appendix III.
Sources
- Runciman, Steven (1989). A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-06163-6.