Alice de la Roche

Alice de la Roche
Lady of Beirut
Regent of Beirut
Coat-of-arms de La Roche
BornUnknown
Died1282
Noble familyde la Roche
Spouse(s)John II of Ibelin, Lord of Beirut
IssueIsabella of Ibelin
Eschive of Ibelin
FatherGuy I de la Roche, Lord of Athens

Alice de la Roche (died 1282[1]) was a Latin noblewoman who ruled the Lordship of Beirut in the Kingdom of Jerusalem as regent and was a claimant to the Duchy of Athens. She was a daughter of Duke Guy I de la Roche. Alice was regent of Beirut for her daughter, Lady Isabella, while Isabella was the queen consort of Cyprus.[2]

  1. ^ Dan Byrnes, Lost Worlds- Women Crusaders
  2. ^ T. S. R . Boase, Kingdoms and Structures of the Crusades, London, 1971. pg. 165