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'''Helvis of Ibelin''' (1182- before 1 June 1216) was a daughter of [[Balian of Ibelin]] and his wife, [[Maria Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem|Maria Komnene]], who was the dowager [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]]. Helvis was a member of the [[House of Ibelin]]. She was Lady of Sidon by her first and second marriage.
'''Helvis of Ibelin''' (after 1178- before 1 June 1216) was a daughter of [[Balian of Ibelin]] and his wife, [[Maria Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem|Maria Komnene]], who was the dowager [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]]. Helvis was a member of the [[House of Ibelin]]. She was Lady of Sidon by her first and second marriage.


== Life ==
== Life ==
Helvis' mother was the widow of [[Amalric I of Jerusalem]], which made Helvis a half-sister of Queen [[Isabella I of Jerusalem]]. Helvis was one of four siblings, though their order of birth is disputed. Helvis was either the second, third or fourth. Her maternal grandparents were John Komnenos and his wife Maria Taronitissa. Her paternal grandparents were [[Barisan of Ibelin]] and his wife [[Helvis of Ramla]].
Helvis' mother was the widow of [[Amalric I of Jerusalem]], which made Helvis a half-sister of Queen [[Isabella I of Jerusalem]]. Helvis was one of four siblings: although their order of birth is uncertain, the manuscripts of the 'Lignages d'Outremer' suggest she was the elder daughter, and possibly the eldest child.<ref>Nielen (ed.), 'Lignages d'Outremer', pp. 62 & 98.</ref> Her maternal grandparents were John Komnenos and his wife Maria Taronitissa. Her paternal grandparents were [[Barisan of Ibelin]] and his wife [[Helvis of Ramla]].


Helvis' siblings were [[John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut]], Margaret of Ibelin, and Philip of Ibelin, Regent of Cyprus.
Helvis' siblings were [[John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut]], Margaret of Ibelin, and Philip of Ibelin, Regent of Cyprus.
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=== First Marriage ===
=== First Marriage ===
In 1195 Helvis firstly married [[Reginald of Sidon]], a man who was over forty years her senior. Reginald had been imprisoned by Saladin and married Helvis soon after his release.
Helvis firstly married [[Reginald of Sidon]], a widower over forty years her senior. Reginald had been imprisoned by Saladin and married Helvis soon after his release in April 1190.


The couple had the following children:
The couple had the following children:
*Agnes, married [[Ralph of Tiberias|Raoul (Ralph) de Saint-Omer of Tiberias]], [[Officers of the Kingdom of Jerusalem#Seneschals|seneschal of Jerusalem]] (stepson of [[Raymond III of Tripoli]]).
*Agnes, married [[Ralph of Tiberias|Raoul (Ralph) de Saint-Omer of Tiberias]], [[Officers of the Kingdom of Jerusalem#Seneschals|seneschal of Jerusalem]] (stepson of [[Raymond III of Tripoli]]). (However, only one MS of the 'Lignages d'Outremer' explicitly states that she was Helvis's daughter; given her first name, she may have been from Reginald's previous marriage to [[Agnes of Courtenay]].) <ref>Nielen (ed.), 'Lignages d'Outremer', pp. 62, 71, 102.</ref>
*Fenie (Euphemia), married Eudes (Odo) de Saint-Omer of Tiberias, Constable of Tripoli, Lord of Gogulat (stepson of Raymond III of Tripoli, brother of Raoul).
*Fenie (Euphemia), married Eudes (Odo) de Saint-Omer of Tiberias, Constable of Tripoli, Lord of Gogulat (stepson of Raymond III of Tripoli, brother of Raoul).
*[[Balian Grenier|Balian]], who married Margaret of Brienne, and succeeded Reginald in Sidon in 1202.
*[[Balian Grenier|Balian]], who married Margaret of Brienne, and succeeded Reginald in Sidon in 1202.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
*Peter W. Edbury, 'John of Ibelin and the Kingdom of Jerusalem', Woodbridge, 1997.
*Marie-Adélaïde Nielen (ed.), Lignages d'Outremer, [[Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres]], 1993.
*Marie-Adélaïde Nielen (ed.), 'Lignages d'Outremer', [[Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres]], 1993.
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*[[William of Tyre]], A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea. E. A. Babcock and A. C. Krey, trans. [[Columbia University Press]], 1943.
*Reinhold Röhricht (ed.), 'Regesta Regni Hierosolymitani MXCVII-MCCXCI', and 'Additamentum', Berlin, 1893-1904.
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*[[William of Tyre]], 'A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea'. E. A. Babcock and A. C. Krey, trans. [[Columbia University Press]], 1943.


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[[Category:1216 deaths]]
[[Category:House of Ibelin]]
[[Category:House of Ibelin]]

Revision as of 21:51, 18 July 2010

Helvis of Ibelin
Lady of Sidon
Tenure1195-1216
SpouseReginald of Sidon
Guy de Montfort, Lord of Sidon
IssueAgnes of Sidon
Euphemia, Lady of Raoul
Balain, Count of Sidon
Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre
Pernelle of Montfort
HouseHouse of Ibelin
FatherBalian of Ibelin
MotherMaria Komnene

Helvis of Ibelin (after 1178- before 1 June 1216) was a daughter of Balian of Ibelin and his wife, Maria Komnene, who was the dowager Queen of Jerusalem. Helvis was a member of the House of Ibelin. She was Lady of Sidon by her first and second marriage.

Life

Helvis' mother was the widow of Amalric I of Jerusalem, which made Helvis a half-sister of Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem. Helvis was one of four siblings: although their order of birth is uncertain, the manuscripts of the 'Lignages d'Outremer' suggest she was the elder daughter, and possibly the eldest child.[1] Her maternal grandparents were John Komnenos and his wife Maria Taronitissa. Her paternal grandparents were Barisan of Ibelin and his wife Helvis of Ramla.

Helvis' siblings were John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut, Margaret of Ibelin, and Philip of Ibelin, Regent of Cyprus.

Helvis spent her early life in Jerusalem, though during Saladin's siege of the city in 1187, Helvis, her mother and siblings were escorted to live in Tripoli. Her father Balian remained in Jerusalem and negotiated its surrender to Saladin, but joined his family in Tripoli afterward.

First Marriage

Helvis firstly married Reginald of Sidon, a widower over forty years her senior. Reginald had been imprisoned by Saladin and married Helvis soon after his release in April 1190.

The couple had the following children:

  • Agnes, married Raoul (Ralph) de Saint-Omer of Tiberias, seneschal of Jerusalem (stepson of Raymond III of Tripoli). (However, only one MS of the 'Lignages d'Outremer' explicitly states that she was Helvis's daughter; given her first name, she may have been from Reginald's previous marriage to Agnes of Courtenay.) [2]
  • Fenie (Euphemia), married Eudes (Odo) de Saint-Omer of Tiberias, Constable of Tripoli, Lord of Gogulat (stepson of Raymond III of Tripoli, brother of Raoul).
  • Balian, who married Margaret of Brienne, and succeeded Reginald in Sidon in 1202.

Reginald died in 1202, leaving Helvis a widow.

Second Marriage

When Guy de Monfort arrived at Jaffa, he took part in King Amalric II of Jerusalem's expedition into Galilee. Amalric rewarded Guy's service by arranging his marriage to Helvis. They married in 1204[3].

The couple had the following children:

  • Philip, who stayed in the Holy Land and became Lord of Tyre.
  • Pernelle, who became a nun at the abbey of Saint-Antoine des Champs in Paris.

The couple were married four twelve years before Helvis' death in 1214. She had five children in total.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Helvis of Ibelin[4]

References

  1. ^ Nielen (ed.), 'Lignages d'Outremer', pp. 62 & 98.
  2. ^ Nielen (ed.), 'Lignages d'Outremer', pp. 62, 71, 102.
  3. ^ JERUSALEM, Medieval Lands
  4. ^ Tree: Helvin IBELIN

Sources

  • Peter W. Edbury, 'John of Ibelin and the Kingdom of Jerusalem', Woodbridge, 1997.
  • Marie-Adélaïde Nielen (ed.), 'Lignages d'Outremer', Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, 1993.
  • Reinhold Röhricht (ed.), 'Regesta Regni Hierosolymitani MXCVII-MCCXCI', and 'Additamentum', Berlin, 1893-1904.
  • William of Tyre, 'A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea'. E. A. Babcock and A. C. Krey, trans. Columbia University Press, 1943.
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