Daily Medieval

Aimery (born c.1153) was one of the sons of the Lord of Poitou, Hugh VIII of Lusignan, and Burgundia of Rancon. His brother Guy has figured...

While Henry II of Champagne was functioning as King of Jerusalem (even if he did not use the title itself, preferring to manage things clea...

After the brutal murder of Conrad of Montferrat right  after he was informed that he had been chosen to replace Guy of Lusignan as King of...

The question of who should be King of Jerusalem came up after the death of Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem during the Siege of Acre. Her husband...

So Conrad of Montferrat married Isabella of Jerusalem, the rightful queen, and took her back to Tyre while the former king by marriage to Is...

With the death of Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem during the Siege of Acre , her husband, Guy of Lusignan , lost his claim to the throne and the...

The first big clash between the army of Saladin and the Christians besieging the city of Acre led to thousands of losses for the Christians ...

So King of Jerusalem Guy of Lusignan was camped at Acre, ready to besiege the city and take control of it as a base for future conflict aga...

A couple weeks ago I mentioned the events that led to Saladin coming to power in Egypt. From there he had two choices: stay in Egypt and tr...

The Siege of Acre was two years long and a major event in the history of the Crusades. Although started independently by Guy of Lusignan in...

So Sibylla of Jerusalem married Guy of Lusignan and spoiled the plot of others to marry her to someone else. Her brother, King Baldwin IV o...

After the death of William of Montferrat, Sibylla of Jerusalem needed a new husband. The kingdom of Jerusalem was in a difficult position. ...

After the disastrous Battle of Hattin , when Guy of Lusignan overestimated his ability to counter Saladin's encroachment on territory c...

Guy of Lusignan (c. 1150 – 18 July 1194), who married Sibylla of Jerusalem (twice!) in yesterday's post ,  has been mentioned before in ...

I've written many times before about the importance of marriages in noble families, forging alliances with other powerful families throu...

 The Horns of Hattin is an extinct volcano whose twin peaks overlook Hattin in the Lower Galilee. In 1187, a battle took place between the f...

[ source ] On 28 April in 1192, Conrad of Montferrat was assassinated. Conrad was an interesting character, a well-born European caugh...