Isabella is only known for being the wife of a King of Cyprus.

This person is my 18 x great-grandmother.

She was born in 1241 or 12421. She is the eldest daughter of Guy Ibelin and his wife Philippa Berlais1.

Titles

By marriage to Hugh, she became Queen consort of Cyprus and Jerusalem.

Family

She married Hugh of Antioch in 12551. The couple got papal dispensation for the marriage on 23 January 12551.

Together they had 9, or possibly, 12 children1:

The family crest for the de Lusignan family
The family crest for the de Lusignan family
  • John, or Jean, who succeeded him as King of Cyprus and Jerusalem.
  • Bohemond, or Beymont.
  • Henry, or Henri, II of Cyprus, who succeeded his brother John. Dante Alighieri refers to Cyprus in his Paradiso as suffering under “the Beast” as Henry II was known.
  • Amaury
  • Mary
  • Guy, or Guido, of Cyprus.
  • Aimary
  • Margaret, or Marguerite
  • Alix, Alice, or Aalis
  • Helvis
  • There is some suggestion there were 3 other daughters:
    • Isabelle
    • Lucie
    • A possible unnamed daughter.

Death

She died on 2 June 13241 and they buried her at St Francis’ church in Nicosia1 2.

It is not clear what she died of.

Lineage

This person is my 18 x great-grandmother.

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References

  1. Cyprus; Medieval Lands; Charles Crawley; (Retrieved 2023-12-28) [↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩]
  2. List of Cypriot sovereigns; Royal Tombs; (Retrieved 2024-05-21) [↩]

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