Alice of Ibelin
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Alice of Ibelin or Alix d'Ibelin (1325/1330 – after 1374) was the titular Princess of Antioch
as the second wife of John of Lusignan
.
and Margaret of Ibelin. The Ibelin
s were an old, noble French family which for two centuries had featured prominently in the Crusader States of Jerusalem and Cyprus. She had a brother, John, who later succeeded their father as seneschal; and a younger sister, Marguerite who probably died at a young age as she does not appear in any later documents.
of Cyprus
. She was his second wife; his first wife Constance of Sicily
had died several years before, without having had children. A papal dispensation, which was dated 14 April 1350, was required for Alice and John's marriage. The Lignages d'Outremer names Alice as having been John's second wife. She brought as her dowry, Alaminos
, which she had inherited from her paternal grandfather, Philip of Ibelin.
Sometime before 1358, Alice gave birth to John's only son and heir, Jacques de Lusignan (died 1395/97), titular Count of Tripoli, who married his first cousin Marguerite of Cyprus and had five children. Phoebus de Lusignan was Alice's great-grandson as an illegitimate son of Jacques' son, Pierre. It was through Phoebus that Alice's direct line continued.
Alice's husband had an illegitimate son, Jean by his mistress Alix Gibelet.
She died sometime after 1374.
Princess of Antioch
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as the second wife of John of Lusignan
John of Lusignan
John of Lusignan , Regent of Cyprus and Titular Prince of Antioch. He was son of King Hugh IV of Cyprus and his second wife, Alix of Ibelin.He married twice, firstly in 1343 to Constance of Sicily John of Lusignan (or Jean de Lusignan) (ca 1329 or 1329/1330–1375), Regent of Cyprus and Titular...
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Family
Alice was born between 1325 and 1330, the eldest daughter of Guy of Ibelin, seneschal of CyprusGuy of Ibelin, seneschal of Cyprus
Guy of Ibelin was seneschal of Cyprus from 1318 and a burgher of Venice from 30 December 1334. He was the son of Philip of Ibelin , previous seneschal of Cyprus and Jerusalem by his second wife Maria of Giblet...
and Margaret of Ibelin. The Ibelin
Ibelin
Ibelin was a castle in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century , which gave its name to an important family of nobles.-The castle:...
s were an old, noble French family which for two centuries had featured prominently in the Crusader States of Jerusalem and Cyprus. She had a brother, John, who later succeeded their father as seneschal; and a younger sister, Marguerite who probably died at a young age as she does not appear in any later documents.
Marriage and issue
In 1350, Alice married John of Lusignan, titular Prince of Antioch, who later became regentRegent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
of Cyprus
Kingdom of Cyprus
The Kingdom of Cyprus was a Crusader kingdom on the island of Cyprus in the high and late Middle Ages, between 1192 and 1489. It was ruled by the French House of Lusignan.-History:...
. She was his second wife; his first wife Constance of Sicily
Constance of Sicily, Queen of Cyprus
Constance of Sicily was the oldest daughter of Frederick III of Sicily and his wife Eleanor of Anjou. She was married three times. From these marriages she gained various titles such as Queen of Cyprus, nominal Queen of Jerusalem and Queen of Armenia.- Family :Constance was one of the older of the...
had died several years before, without having had children. A papal dispensation, which was dated 14 April 1350, was required for Alice and John's marriage. The Lignages d'Outremer names Alice as having been John's second wife. She brought as her dowry, Alaminos
Alaminos, Cyprus
Alaminos is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, est of Larnaca. In 1960, prior to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the village had 564 inhabitants, with a roughly equal number of Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Today the town has around 300 inhabitants....
, which she had inherited from her paternal grandfather, Philip of Ibelin.
Sometime before 1358, Alice gave birth to John's only son and heir, Jacques de Lusignan (died 1395/97), titular Count of Tripoli, who married his first cousin Marguerite of Cyprus and had five children. Phoebus de Lusignan was Alice's great-grandson as an illegitimate son of Jacques' son, Pierre. It was through Phoebus that Alice's direct line continued.
Alice's husband had an illegitimate son, Jean by his mistress Alix Gibelet.
She died sometime after 1374.