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Eschiva
Queen consort of Cyprus
Tenure1194–1196
Spouse Aimery of Cyprus
Issue Hugh I of Cyprus
Helvis
Father Baldwin of Ibelin
MotherRichilde de Bethsan

Eschiva of Ibelin (1160–1196) was a queen consort of Cyprus. [1] [2]

She was the daughter of Baldwin of Ibelin (died 1187), Lord of Ramla, and his wife Richilde de Bethsan, and thus was a member of the influential Ibelin family. [3] [4]

She married Aimery of Cyprus (1145–1205), constable of the kingdom of Jerusalem, later King of Cyprus (1194–1205) and of Jerusalem (1197–1205). [5] [6] This marriage occurred at sound point prior to 1176. [7] They had several children.

Issue

References

  1. ^ Edbury 1991: Edbury, Peter W: The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades 1191–1374. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1991.
  2. ^ Fishhof, Gil; Bronstein, Judith; Shotten-Hallel, Vardit R. (2021-07-18). Settlement and Crusade in the Thirteenth Century: Multidisciplinary Studies of the Latin East. Routledge. ISBN  978-0-429-51571-2.
  3. ^ Edbury, Peter W. (1991). The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191-1374. Cambridge University Press. ISBN  978-0-521-45837-5.
  4. ^ Fishhof, Gil; Bronstein, Judith; Shotten-Hallel, Vardit R. (2021-07-18). Settlement and Crusade in the Thirteenth Century: Multidisciplinary Studies of the Latin East. Routledge. ISBN  978-0-429-51571-2.
  5. ^ Smith, J. Riley- (1973-01-01). Feudal Nobility and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1174-1277. Springer. ISBN  978-1-349-15498-2.
  6. ^ Edbury, Peter W. (2017-03-02). The Conquest of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade: Sources in Translation. Routledge. ISBN  978-1-351-89242-1.
  7. ^ a b Edbury, Peter W. (2017-03-02). The Conquest of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade: Sources in Translation. Routledge. ISBN  978-1-351-89242-1.
  8. ^ Riley-Smith, Jonathan; Throop, Susanna A. (2022-12-15). The Crusades: A History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN  978-1-350-02864-7.

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Royal titles
Preceded by
New title
Queen consort of Cyprus
1194–1196
Succeeded by