Eschiva of Ibelin (died 1196)

Eschiva of Ibelin
Queen consort of Cyprus
Tenure	1194–1196
Spouse	Aimery of Cyprus
Issue more...	Bourgogne, Countess of Toulouse Helvis, Princess of Antioch Hugh I of Cyprus
Father	Baldwin of Ibelin
Mother	Richilde de Bethsan

Eschiva of Ibelin (1160–1196) was a queen consort of Cyprus.^[1][2]

She was the daughter of Baldwin of Ibelin (died 1187), Lord of Ramla, and his wife Richilde de Bethsan, and thus was a member of the influential Ibelin family.^[3][4]

She married Aimery of Cyprus (1145–1205), constable of the kingdom of Jerusalem, later King of Cyprus (1194–1205) and of Jerusalem (1197–1205).^[5][6] This marriage occurred at sound point prior to 1176.^[7] They had several children.

Issue

• Bourgogne, who married (1) Raymond VI of Toulouse in 1193 (div 1196 with no issue);^[8] (2) Walter of Montbéliard in 1204. Walter was the regent of Cyprus for her younger brother, Hugh I, from 1205 to 1210.^[9]
• Helvis, who was the wife of Raymond-Roupen,^[10] who was Prince of Antioch from 1216 to 1219.
• Guy, who died young^[11]
• John, who died young^[11]
• Hugh I, King of Cyprus^[7][12]

References

1. Edbury, Peter W. (1991). The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191-1374. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-45837-5.
2. Fishhof, Gil; Bronstein, Judith; Shotten-Hallel, Vardit R. (2021-07-18). Settlement and Crusade in the Thirteenth Century: Multidisciplinary Studies of the Latin East. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-51571-2.
3. Edbury, Peter W. (1991). The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191-1374. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-45837-5.
4. Fishhof, Gil; Bronstein, Judith; Shotten-Hallel, Vardit R. (2021-07-18). Settlement and Crusade in the Thirteenth Century: Multidisciplinary Studies of the Latin East. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-51571-2.
5. Smith, J. Riley- (1973-01-01). Feudal Nobility and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1174-1277. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-15498-2.
6. Edbury, Peter W. (2017-03-02). The Conquest of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade: Sources in Translation. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-89242-1.
7. Edbury, Peter W. (2017-03-02). The Conquest of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade: Sources in Translation. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-89242-1.
8. William of Puylaurens (2003). Sibly, W.A.; Sibly, M.D. (eds.). The Chronicle of William of Puylaurens: The Albigensian Crusade and its Aftermath. The Boydell Press. p. 18.
9. Runciman, Steven (1989b). A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades. Cambridge University Press. p. 134, Appendix III: Genealogical trees, Number 1. ISBN 0-521-06163-6.
10. Runciman, Steven (1989b). A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades. Cambridge University Press. p. 138, Appendix III: Genealogical trees, Number 1. ISBN 0-521-06163-6.
11. Runciman, Steven (1989b). A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades. Cambridge University Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-521-06163-6.
12. Riley-Smith, Jonathan; Throop, Susanna A. (2022-12-15). The Crusades: A History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-02864-7.

Sources

• This page is a translation of fr:Echive d'Ibelin (morte en 1196).

Royal titles
Preceded by New title	Queen consort of Cyprus 1194–1196	Succeeded by Isabella I of Jerusalem