Ralph of Tiberias was briefly Prince of Galilee and twice Seneschal of Jerusalem in the Crusader states in Palestine.

He was exiled after an assassination attempt on Amalric II of Jerusalem

Amalric II of Jerusalem

Amalric II of Jerusalem or Amalric I of Cyprus, born Amalric of Lusignan , King of Jerusalem 1197–1205, was an older brother of Guy of Lusignan....

. His elder brother Hugues had shortly before tried to get Ralph to marry Isabella of Jerusalem

Isabella of Jerusalem

Isabella I was Queen regnant of Jerusalem from 1190/1192 until her death. By her four marriages, she was successively Lady of Toron, Marchioness of Montferrat, Countess of Champagne and Queen of Cyprus....

, and thereby claim the throne, after Henry II of Champagne

Henry II of Champagne

Henry II of Champagne was count of Champagne from 1181 to 1197, and King of Jerusalem from 1192 to 1197, although he never used the title of king.- Early Life and Family :...

 died and before Amalric had married her. He went to Tripoli

Tripoli

Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...

 in 1198, Constantinople

Constantinople

Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...

 in 1204. He gained a reputation as a jurist, being asked to edit the legal corpus of Le Livre du Roi, and was given a later attribution of material in the Assizes of Jerusalem

Assizes of Jerusalem

The Assizes of Jerusalem are a collection of numerous medieval legal treatises containing the law of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and Kingdom of Cyprus...

, by Philip of Novara

Philip of Novara

Philip of Novara was a medieval warrior, musician, diplomat, poet, and lawyer born at Novara, Italy, into a noble house, who spent his entire adult life in the Middle East. He primarily served the Ibelin family, and featured in a number of prominent battles and negotiations involving Jerusalem and...

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Family

His father was Walter of Saint Omer, his mother Eschiva of Bures, called the Lady of Tiberias, daughter of Elinard de Bures  . She remarried Raymond III of Tripoli

Raymond III of Tripoli

Raymond III of Tripoli was Count of Tripoli from 1152 to 1187 and Prince of Galilee and Tiberias in right of his wife Eschiva.-Early life:...

 in 1174.

He married Agnes de Grenier, daughter of Renaud, lord of Sidon.