Name Guy Ibelin, Grandparents Guy of Arsuf Parents Melisende of Arsuf | Died 1255 Role Melisende of Arsuf's son | |
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Children Isabella of Ibelin, Queen of Cyprus and Jerusalem, Balian of Ibelin, Felipe de Ibelin Grandchildren John II of Jerusalem, Guy of Ibelin (1286–1308), Marie of Lusignan, Queen of Aragon, Hugh IV of Cyprus Great grandchildren Peter I of Cyprus, James I of Cyprus, John of Lusignan, Alix of Ibelin People also search for Isabella of Ibelin, Queen of Cyprus and Jerusalem |
Guy of Ibelin (French: Guy d'Ibelin) (1215/1218 – after May 1255) was marshal and constable of the kingdom of Cyprus. He was the fifth son of John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut, and of Melisende of Arsuf. He had close relations with the king of Cyprus, Henry I, acting as witness for two royal decrees; he was probably one of the king's executors named in a papal bull of Pope Alexander IV. With his brother Baldwin of Ibelin, he led the Cypriot crusaders in the siege of Damietta in 1248. According to the medieval chronicler Jean de Joinville, he was one of the most accomplished knights of his generation and a benevolent ruler on Cyprus. Joinville recounts an episode when he, Guy and Baldwin had been taken prisoner by saracen rebels:
Guy married Phillipa Berlais, daughter of Aimery Berlais. Their children were: