LUSIGNAN's Part 3/4
Adrian Channing
u) AYMER (-Dec 1260 overseas) In 1250 created Bishop of
Winchester, but was too young to be consecrated by the Pope
until shortly before his death; In 1258 he had been expelled
from Eng.
v) GEOFFREY (-bfr 1275) of Lusignan; Ld JARNAC; In 1258 expelled
from Eng but returned after Mar 1261. In 1275 his br WILLIAM
was acting as one of his executors. He may have m Jeanne
Chaterllerault and left EUSTACHE (-1270) de Lusignan who left
DREUX IV (-1317) de Mello, Seigneur de Sante-Hermine
w) 1)Alice Le Brun m 1247 JOHN DE WARENNE (1235-1304) Er SURREY &
WARREN. Left Issue.
2)Margaret Lusignan. In 1242 Henry III was playing with the
idea of a marriage between the Ct Toulouse and his
half-sister Margaret of Lusignan, d of Hugh and Isabella.
Other sisters as per tree
x) JOHN (-Jan 1276/7 bur Westminster Abbey sp)
WILLIAM "Le Jeune" (-16 Jun 1282 slain by Welsh nr Llandeilo
co. Carmarthen sp); Ld of MONTIGNAC and BELLAC
y) AYMER de VALENCE (?c1270-23 27 Jun 1324 suddenly in Fr, sp,
bur 1 Aug Westminster Abbey with effigy); 3rd s; 2Er
PEMBROKE; Ld of WEXFORD (after m's death); Ld of MONTIGNAC;
Ld VALENCE etc.; Appointed to many offices; In 1297 served
in Flanders; In 1300-7 served in Scotland; In 1300 at siege
of Carlaverock; In Aug 1301 was granted Bothwell castle, Sc.
which had belonged to WILLIAM de MORAY; In 1301-3 joint comm
of Amb to Fr; In 1306 he defeated ROBERT BRUCE at Methven,
near Perth then took Bruce's br (beheaded at Berwick) and
wife at Kintyre castle; In Oct 1306 he was granted Selkirk
and Tresquayr castles; In May 1307 defeated by Bruce at
Loudon Hill; In 1307 and 1312 joint Amb to Fr and in 1308/9
and 1312 to the pope; In 1308 granted Haverford town and
castle; In 1312, with Er SURREY captured the king's friend
PIERS de GAVASTON at Scarborough castle, who was seized and
beheaded by Er WARWICK against AYMER's orders, after which
AYMER rejoined king's party; In 1312 king granted him New
Temple and all other Templars lands in London, but in 1315 he
gave these properties to LANCASTER; In June 1314 fought at
Bannockburn followed by several expeditions into Sc; In 1319
at siege of Berwick; In 1317 taken captive in Burgundy then
ransomed; In 1320 Guardian of the realm during King's
absence; In 1321 mediated between king and barons, although
secretly sympathised with barons; In Oct 1321 with Ed in
besieging Leeds Castle, Kent; In Mar 1321/2 took part in
condemnation of LANCASTER; In Mar 1322/3 he and his wife were
granted much of LANCASTERs estate including New Temple; In
1323 concluded 13 years truce with Sc. He held East Sutton,
formally held by MARTEL and Eggarton manor, Godmersham
parish, Kent; He gave Milton church, Kent to religious
order; m1 (bfr 1312) Beatrice (-bfr 14 Sep 1320 bur Stratford
dsp) 3d&ch of RALPH de CLERMONT Ld NEELLE and BRIOS,
(Constable of Fr) by his m1 Alice suo jure Vicomtesse de
Chateaudun and dame de Montdoubleau 1d of ROBERT DE DREUX Ld
BEU by Clemence d of GEOFFREY 12th Vicmote Chateaudun; m2 Jul
1321 Paris, Mary (-Mar 1377 Denny bur Denny) d of GUY de
CHATILLON Ct St POL by Mary d of JOHN Dk BRITTANY & Er
RICHMOND by Beatrice d of HENRY III; Mary founded Pembroke
(formally Mary de Valence) college, Cambridge, and Denny
Abbey, Cambridge; In 1237 Mary released Hartford Castle and
town to the king who granted them to THOMAS 3Bn WAKE later
Gov of Channel Islands and Constable of Tower of London.
AYMER is sometimes shown as m2 d of Ct BARRE, but probably
incorrect; He had a natural son, HENRY, who was captured with
him in 1317
z) 1)Isabel m JOHN de HASTINGS of Bergavenny (-> JOHN (-1324 or
25) m Juliana (aka Infanta of Kent) d&h of THOMAS de LEYBORNE
& g-d&h of WILLIAM (-1309 or 10); from her mother, father &
g-f she became entitled to many estates in Kent including
Leyborne castle and estate; Juliana m2 THOMAS le BLOUNT and
m3 Sir WILLIAM de CLINTON of Maxtock.)
2)Margaret (-vp bur 24 Mar 1275/6 Westminster Abbey)
3)Anne/Agnes m1 (no issue) MAURICE FITZGERALD (Bn OFFALY
fmly); m2 (no issue) HUGH de BALLIOL; m3 (no issue) JOHN de
AVESNES; After the death of her m2 it was proposed that she
should marry s of THOMAS de CLARE.
4)Joan/Johanna (c1273 Eng-) de Valence m c1298 at Badenoch
JOHN (1269 Badenoch, Scotland-) s of JOHN COMYN by Mary d of
JOHN BALIOL Ld of Barnard Castle and sis of king JOHN BALIOL
-> (i. Elizabeth (1299 Wyke-5 Oct 1356) m c1325 RICHARD
TALBOT (1302 Wyke-23 Oct 1356) 2Ld TALBOT ancestor of Ers
SHREWSBURY; ii. JOHN (-1314 slain at Striveling sp); iii.
Joane (1296-) m DAVID de STRATHBOLGIE Er ATHOL and iv.
WILLIAM who in 1314 was taken prisoner at Striveling dsp)
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EAST
1) AMALRIC II (bfr 1155-1 Apr 1205 Acre; Surfeit of white mullet)
of Lusignan; Arrived in Palestine shortly before 1179;
Constable of Palestine (1179-1191); King of Cyprus (1194-,
crowned Sept 1197-); King of Jerusalem (1198-); m1 Eschiva
(-shortly before Sep 1197) d of BALDWIN of Ibelin; m2 1198 in
Acre, Isabell (1170-shortly after Apr 1205) (Queen of
Jerusalem) d of AMALRIC/AUMARY I by his m1 to Maria Comnena.
Isabella had previously m1 (div 1190) HUMPHREY of Toron m2 24
Nov 1190 CONRAD of Montferrat (-c28 Apr 1192 murd) (->
Maria aka. La Marquise (1192-) Queen of Jerusalem (1205-)) m3
5 May 1192 HENRY of Champagne (-10 Sep 1197, Jaffa, fall from
balcony whilst addressing his men) -> (i Alice ii Philippa
and others who d before 1197)]
AMALRIC/AUMARY I (1136-1174) was br of BALDWIN III K of Jm; He
m2 Agnes de Courtenay (-c1184) d of JOCELYN II of
COURTENAY. Isabella's sister m2 GUY K of Jm (see Below)
2) GUY (c1160-May 1194); King of Jerusalem (1186-); Younger than
AMALRIC II; In c1180 came to Palestine when he was
described as a foolish young boy; In 1183 GUY quarrelled with
BALDWIN; In 1187 he and his br AMALRIC were taken prisoner
when defeated at Horns of Hattin by SALIDIN; In 1188 both
set free on their promise to return home, but GUY had a
cleric release them from their oaths; In 1189-91 at siege of
Acre; In 1191 led K RICHARD's army in Cyprus conquest; In
1192 K RICHARD acceded to CONRAD's claim to kingdom of
Jerusalem and in compensation made GUY king of Cyprus;
(CONRAD was immediately murdered); GUY m 1180 Q Sibylla
(-Autumn 1190 of disease outside Acre siege) d of AMALRIC I
by his m1 Agnes of Courtenay d of JOSCELIN II of Edessa and
sister of K BALDWIN IV (-1185)
Their issue two daughters both d 1190 young of decease just
before their mother.
Sibylla had m1 WILLIAM/ GUILAUME IV (aka WILLIAM LONGSEPEE)
Comte de JAFFA, of Montferrat by whom she had a son later the
child king BALDWIN V (1177-1186 Acre)
3) Burgundia m c1205 WALTER of MONTBELIARD the guardian of Cyprus
until 1210 (-> i. Eschiva m1 WALTER of MONTAIGU and m2 BALIAN
of Beirut, issue by both); ii HUGH I (1195-10 Jan 1218
suddenly at Tripoli) king of Cyprus (1205-); m 1208 Alice
(-1246) of Jerusalem d of Isabella (ALMALRIC II's 2nd wife)
by HENRY of Champagne. Alice m2 1223 in Tripoli BOHEMOND V
of Antioch and m3 RALPH of Soissons)
4) Helvs m RAYMOND-ROUPEN s of RAYMOND (who was s of BOHEMOND II
prince of Antioch) by Alice of Armenia heir of Toron ->
(Maria m PHILIP of MONTFORT Ld TYRE)
5) 1)Sibylla m LEO II of Armenia -> Stephanie of Armenia (-1219)
m JEAN de Brienne (c1168-21 Mar 1236/7) EMPEROR of
CONSTANTINOPLE
2)Melisende m 1218 BOHEMOND IV (-Mar 1233) (his m2) of Antioch
-> Maria (-aft 1307) who challenged HUGH III claim to the
throne of Cyprus, then sold her claim to CHARLES of Anjou
3)Son (-2 Feb 1205 an infant)
6) 1)Maria (-young) m WALTER IV (-aft 1205) Ct of LECCE and
BRIENNE s of WALTER III (-aft 1205) Ct of LECCE and BRIENNE
by Alberia of Sicily of Brienne (-> HUGH of Brienne who moved
to Athens)
2)Isabella (-1264 Cyprus) m HENRY s of BOHEMOND IV (-Mar 1233)
Pr of Antioch and Ct of TRIPOLI by Plaisance Embriaco of
Jebail (his m1) -> (HUGH III (see note) and Margaret m JOHN
of MONTFORT)
The issue of Isabel and HENRY of Antioch were also known as
LUSIGNAN and were:
HUGH (bfr 1252-) III of Cyprus (crowned 25 Dec 1267) and I of
Jerusalem (crowned 24 Sep 1269) m Isabella of Ibelin d of GUY
Constable of Cyprus and left:
i. BOHEMOND; ii. JOHN I of Jm & Cyp; iii. HENRY I of Jm and II
of Cyp m Constance of Aragon; iv AMALRIC Ld Tyre m Isabella
of Armenia (-> Royal House of Armenia) v. GUY m Eschiva of
Ibelin (see below); vi. Maria m JAMES II of Aragon; vii.
Margaret m THOROS III of Armenia; viii. Alice m Balian of
Ibelin and ix. Isabella m Oshin of Armenia.
Issue of GUY and Esciva (v above)
a. Isabella m EUDES of DAMPIERRE:
b. HUGH II of Jm and IV of Cyp; m1 Maria of Ibelin and left
GUY Pr of Galilee who m Maria of Bourbon and left HUGH Pr of
Galilee. HUGH II & IV m2 Alice of Ibelin and left:
A. PETER I of Jm & Cyp m1 Eschiva of Montfort leaving PETER II
and Margaret who m her cousin JAMES Ct of Tripoli. PETER I m2
Eleanor of Aragon
B. JOHN Pr of Antioch who left JAMES Ct of Tripoli. JAMES m
his cousin Margaret
C. JAMES I of Jm & Cyp m Heloise of Brunswick (-> Royal House
of Jm & Cyp.)
7) HENRY I (mid 1216-18 Jan 1253); Corpulent; In 1225 crowned K
of Cyprus, but did not rule until he was 15; m1 Alice of
Montferrat (no issue) m2 Stephanie of Lampron (no issue) m3
Plaisance (-Sep 1261) of Antioch; regent of Cyprus
8) HUGH II (1252-1267) of Cyprus m Isabella of Ibelin d of JOHN
II of Beirut by Alice de la Roche of Athens. Isabella m2 HAMO
L'ESTRANGE, m3 NICHOLAS L'ALEMAN and m4 WILLIAM BARLAIS
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