Guy of Ibelin (died 1304)

For others of this name, see Guy of Ibelin (disambiguation).
Guy
titular count of Jaffa and Ascalon
Reign1276 - 1304
PredecessorJohn (jurist)
SuccessorPhilip (his son)
Born1250/1255
Died1304
Noble familyHouse of Ibelin-Jaffa
Spouse(s)Maria of Ibelin, Lady of Ascalon and Naumachia
IssuePhilip, Count of Jaffa
John
Maria, wife of Hugh IV of Cyprus
Hugh, Seneschal of Jerusalem
Balian
FatherJohn (jurist)
MotherMaria of Barbaron

Guy of Ibelin (French: Guy d'Ibelin) (1250/1255 – 1304), of the Ibelin family, was count of Jaffa and Ascalon during the latter part of the Crusades.[1][2] He was the son of John of Ibelin (aka John of Jaffa)[3][4] and Maria of Barbaron.[5] He was count in name only. His father, John of Jaffa, had died in 1266, after which the fragile truce with the Muslims collapsed, and Jaffa was captured by Baibars in 1268. John was probably succeeded by Guy's older brother James, who held the title of Count of Jaffa until his death in 1276, at which point the title passed to Guy.[6]

In 1299/1300, Guy was able to capture Byblos with a Genoese fleet, but held it only briefly. He also met with the Mongol leader Kutlushah in 1301, in an unsuccessful attempt to coordinate a military attack against the Muslims.[7] In 1302 he and his family were captured by pirates while staying at their ancestral fiefdom in Episcopia, Cyprus.[8]

He died on 14 February 1304 and was buried in Nicosia, Cyprus, in a pauper's grave in accordance with his vows. Guy must have been held in high regard on the island, judging from the turmoil following his death reported by the chronicler Amadi.[9][10]

  1. ^ Rudt de Collenberg, W. H. (1977), "Les Ibelin aux XIIIe et XIVe siècles", Επετηρίς Κέντρου Επιστημονικών Ερευνών Κύπρου, 9
  2. ^ Rüdt de Collenberg, W. H. (1983), Familles de l'Orient latin XIIe-XIVe siècles, Variorum reprints, pp. 117–265, reprint of article Les Ibelin aux XIIIe et XIVe siècles.
  3. ^ Edbury, P. (July 1974), "The Ibelin Counts of Jaffa: A Previously Unknown Passage from the 'Lignages d'Outremer'", The English Historical Review, 89 (352), Oxford University Press: 604–610, doi:10.1093/ehr/lxxxix.ccclii.604, JSTOR 567428
  4. ^ Steven Runciman, History of the Crusades: Volume III, p. 324
  5. ^ Nielen-Vandervoorde, Marie-Adélaïde (2003), Lignages d'Outremer, Documents relatifs à l'histoire des Croisades, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, ISBN 2-87754-141-X
  6. ^ Marshall, Christopher (1992), Warfare in the Latin East, 1192–1291, Cambridge University Press, pp. 142–143, ISBN 0-521-39428-7
  7. ^ Richard, Jean (1979), The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, North-Holland Publishing Company, pp. 432–433, ISBN 0-444-85262-X
  8. ^ Nikolaou-Konnarē, Angel; Schabel, Christopher David (2005), Cyprus: Society and Culture 1191–1374, BRILL, p. 81, ISBN 90-04-14767-5; Amadi, Francesco (1891), Chroniques d'Amadi et de Strambaldi (in Italian), René de Mas), p. 238; Rogge, Sabine; Grünbart, Michael (2015). Medieval Cyprus: a Place of Cultural Encounter. Waxmann Verlag. p. 152. ISBN 9783830983606. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  9. ^ Edbury, Peter (July 1974), "The Ibelin Counts of Jaffa", The English Historical Review, 89 (352), Oxford University Press: 604–610, doi:10.1093/ehr/lxxxix.ccclii.604
  10. ^ Amadi, Francesco (1891), Chroniques d'Amadi et de Strambaldi (publiées par M. René de Mas), p. 240: "per rechiese per deviocion lui de esser sepulto con li poveri" ; "di gran danno a l'isola de Cypro, imperochè molti scandali, travagli et inconvenienti acorseno, che se fosse stato lui vivo non sariano stati come ho ditto."