Hodierna of Jerusalem

Hodierna of Jerusalem (c. 1110 – c. 1164) was a Countess consort of Tripoli. She was the daughter of Baldwin II of Jerusalem and the Armenian noblewoman Morphia. She was countess of Tripoli through her marriage to Raymond II of Tripoli. Her maternal grandfather was the ruler of Melitene called Gabriel. She was the regent of Tripoli during the minority of her son from 1152 until 1155.

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