Amalric II of Jerusalem - Wives and Children

Wives and Children

His first wife, married before October 29, 1174, was Eschiva of Ibelin (c. 1160 – Cyprus in Winter 1196–1197), daughter of Baldwin of Ibelin and first wife Richilde de Bethsan or Bessan. They had six children:

  1. Bourgogne of Lusignan (1176–1180 or c. 1178 – c. 1210), married as his third wife Raymond VI of Toulouse 1193, repudiated and divorced 1194 or 1196 without issue, married Gauthier I de Montfaucon aka Walter of Montbéliard (killed in action at the Battle of Satalia, June 20, 1212) 1197 or bef. 1205, by whom she had issue.
  2. Guy of Lusignan, died young 1197–1205
  3. John of Lusignan, died young 1197–1205
  4. Hugh I of Lusignan (c. 1194–1218)
  5. Héloise/Helvis of Lusignan (c. 1190 – 1216–1219, 1216/1219 or c. 1217), married firstly c. 1205 Eudes de Dampierre sur Salon, Lord of Chargey-le-Grey, div. 1210, married secondly before 1210 or in September 1210 Raymond-Roupen of Antioch
  6. Alix de Lusignan, died young 1197–1205

His second wife was Queen Isabella of Jerusalem, married January 1198 in Acre. They had three children:

  1. Sybilla of Lusignan (October–November 1198 – c. 1230 or 1252), married King Leo II of Armenia
  2. Melisende of Lusignan (c. 1200 – aft. 1249), married January 1, 1218 Bohemund IV of Antioch
  3. Amalric or Amaury of Lusignan (1201 – February 2, 1205, Acre])
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Guy		 King of Cyprus
1194–1205		 Succeeded by
Hugh I
Preceded by
Isabella I
 King of Jerusalem
1197–1205
with Isabella I		 Succeeded by
Isabella I

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