Melisende of Jerusalem

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Melisende of Jerusalem was a powerful 12th-century queen regnant of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, noted for her political acumen, patronage of the arts, and leadership during a turbulent era of crusades and dynastic conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crusader states ruler ⓘ
female ruler ⓘ
medieval monarch ⓘ
queen regnant ⓘ
birthDate 1105 ⓘ
birthPlace Jerusalem ⓘ
burialPlace Abbey of Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat ⓘ
child Alice of Jerusalem ⓘ
Amalric I of Jerusalem ⓘ
Baldwin III of Jerusalem ⓘ
Melisende, Countess of Tripoli ⓘ
coRulerWith Baldwin III of Jerusalem ⓘ
Fulk of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Fulk V of Anjou
country Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
deathDate 1161 ⓘ
deathPlace Jerusalem ⓘ
dynasty House of Jerusalem ⓘ
era Crusades ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Baldwin II of Jerusalem ⓘ
governedFrom Jerusalem ⓘ
historicalRegion Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
knownFor conflict and later reconciliation with Baldwin III ⓘ
governing as de facto sole ruler after Fulk’s death ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
mother Morphia of Melitene ⓘ
notableFor patronage of religious institutions ⓘ
patronage of the arts ⓘ
political acumen ⓘ
strong queenship in the Crusader states ⓘ
notableWork Melisende Psalter (as patron) ⓘ
participatedIn political affairs of the Second Crusade era ⓘ
patronage Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ
monasteries in and around Jerusalem ⓘ
positionHeld Queen of Jerusalem ⓘ
predecessor Baldwin II of Jerusalem ⓘ
reignEnd 1153 ⓘ
reignStart 1131 ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Tower of David, Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Tower of David
sibling Alice of Antioch ⓘ
linked to: Alice of Jerusalem

Hodierna of Tripoli ⓘ
Ioveta of Bethany ⓘ
spouse Fulk of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Fulk V of Anjou
successor Baldwin III of Jerusalem ⓘ
title Lady of Nablus ⓘ
linked to: Lord of Nablus

Queen of Jerusalem ⓘ

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Second Crusade → commander → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
Adelaide del Vasto → title → Queen of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Melisende of Jerusalem
Fulk V of Anjou → spouse → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
Raymond III of Tripoli → relative → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
Baldwin III of Jerusalem → mother → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
Baldwin III of Jerusalem → coRulerWith → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
Baldwin III of Jerusalem → regency → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
Siege of Damascus (1148) → commander → Queen Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Melisende of Jerusalem
Baldwin II of Jerusalem → successor → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
Baldwin II of Jerusalem → child → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
Amalric I of Jerusalem → mother → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
Constance of Antioch → relative → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
Alice of Jerusalem → sibling → Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Melisende of Jerusalem
Raymond II of Tripoli → relative → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
Hodierna of Jerusalem → sibling → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ
Hodierna of Rethel → sibling → Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Melisende of Jerusalem
Hodierna of Rethel → notableRelative → Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Melisende of Jerusalem