This is a list of queens of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291.
Throughout 200 years of its existence, the Kingdom of Jerusalem had one protector, 18 kings (including 7 jure uxoris) and five queens regnant. Six women were queens consort, i.e. queens as wives of the kings. Some of them were highly influential in the country's history, having ruled as regents for their minor children and heirs, as well as having a great influence over their spouses. Many kings of Jerusalem died unmarried or as children.
Queens regnant of Jerusalem
This is a list of queens regnant of Jerusalem who held to the throne by their own right:
| Queen | Portrait | Birth | Husbands and Co-Rulers | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melisende 1131–1153 |
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1105 Jerusalem daughter of King Baldwin II and Morphia of Melitene |
Fulk V, Count of Anjou 2 June 1129 2 sons |
11 September 1161 Jerusalem aged 61 |
| Sibylla 1186–1190 |
 |
c. 1160 daughter of King Amalric and Agnes of Courtenay |
William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon 1176 one son Guy of Lusignan April 1180 2 daughters |
25 July (probable), 1190 Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem aged about 40 |
| Isabella I 1190/1192–1205 |
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1172 Nablus, Kingdom of Jerusalem daughter of King Amalric I and Maria Komnene |
Humphrey IV of Toron November 1183 no children Conrad of Montferrat 24 November 1190 one daughter Henry II, Count of Champagne 6 May 1192 2 daughters Amalric of Lusignan January 1198 3 children |
5 April 1205 Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem aged 33 |
| Maria 1205–1212 |
 |
1192 daughter of Conrad of Montferrat and Queen Isabella |
John of Brienne 14 September 1210 one daughter |
1212 aged 20 |
| Isabella II also called Yolande 1212–1228 |
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1212 daughter of John of Brienne and Queen Maria |
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor August 1225 2 children |
25 April 1228 Andria, Holy Roman Empire aged 16 |
Queens consort of Jerusalem
House of Boulogne, 1099–1118
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Coronation | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arda of Armenia | Thoros, Lord of Marash | - | 1097 | 25 December 1100 husband's coronation |
Never Crowned | 1105 marriage annulled, but not according to the church |
after 1117 | Baldwin I |
|
Adelaide del Vasto | Boniface del Vasto (Aleramici) |
1072/5 | September 1113 bigamous according to the Pope |
Never Crowned | 1117 marriage annulled due to pressure from the Pope |
16 April 1118 | ||
House of Rethel, 1118–1153
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Coronation | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morphia of Melitene | Gabriel of Melitene | - | 1101 | 14 April 1118 husband's coronation |
Christmas 1119 at Bethlehem |
1 October 1126 or 1127 | Baldwin II | ||
House of Anjou, 1143–1205
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Coronation | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Theodora Komnene | sebastokratōr Isaac Komnenos (Komnenoi) |
1145 | after September 1158 | - | 10 February 1162 husband's death |
- | Baldwin III | |
|
Agnes of Courtenay [note 1] |
Joscelin II, Count of Edessa (Courtenay) |
1133/6 | 1157 | 10 February 1162 husband's accession [note 2] |
Never crowned | 1163 marriage annulled on grounds of consanguinity |
September 1184 or 1 February 1185 |
Amalric I |
|
Maria Komnene | protosébastos John Komnenos (Komnenoi) |
1154 | 29 August 1167 | - | 11 July 1174 husband's death |
1208-17 | ||
House of Aleramici, 1205–1212
House of Brienne, 1212–1228
House of Hohenstaufen, 1228–1268
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Coronation | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Elisabeth of Bavaria | Otto II, Duke of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) |
1227 | 1 September 1246 | - | 21 May 1254 husband's death |
9 October 1273 | Conrad II | |
House of Lusignan, 1268–1291
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Coronation | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Isabella of Ibelin | Guy of Ibelin, Constable of Cyprus (Ibelin) |
1241/42 | after 23 January 1255 | 24 September 1269 husband's coronation |
- | 24 March 1284 husband's death |
2 June 1324 | Hugh I |
See also
- Kings of Jerusalem
- List of Queens of Cyprus
- List of Queens of Armenia
- List of Savoyard consorts
- List of Neapolitan consorts
- Princess of Antioch
- List of Latin Empresses
Notes
- ^ She was the untitiled royal consort of Amalric I from her husband's accession to their marriage annulment.
- ^ After Baldwin III's death, the Haute Cour refused to endorse Amalric as king unless his marriage to Agnes was annulled. She was never a titled Queen consort, although Agnes continued to hold the title Countess of Jaffa and Ascalon and received a pension from that fief's income.
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