Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
| Melisende | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Jerusalem | |
| Reign | 1131–1152 |
| Coronation | 14 September 1131 |
| Predecessor | Baldwin II |
| Successor | Baldwin III |
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| Born | c. 1110 |
| Died | 11 September 1161 (aged 51–52) |
| Burial | Abbey of Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehosaphat |
| Spouse | Fulk V of Anjou |
| Issue |
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| House | House of Rethel |
| Father | Baldwin II of Jerusalem |
| Mother | Morphia of Melitene |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Melisende (c. 1110 – 11 September 1161) was the queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1152.[1] She was the first female ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the first woman to hold a public office in the crusader kingdom.[2]
References
- ↑ Barber, Malcolm (2012). The Crusader States. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300189315.
- ↑ Runciman, Steven (1952). A History of the Crusades: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100–1187. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0241298768.
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Other websites
Media related to Melisende of Jerusalem at Wikimedia Commons
- Letters from and to Queen Melisende
- Melisende, Queen of Melisende on the BBC's In Our Time