Guy of Ibelin, constable of Cyprus

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Who was Guy of Ibelin, constable of Cyprus?

Guy of Ibelin was marshal and constable of the kingdom of Cyprus. He was the fifth son of John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut, and of Melisende of Arsuf. He had close relations with the king of Cyprus, Henry I, acting as witness for two royal decrees; he was probably one of the king's executors named in a papal bull of Pope Alexander IV. With his brother Baldwin of Ibelin, he led the Cypriot crusaders in the siege of Damietta in 1248. According to the medieval chronicler Jean de Joinville, he was one of the most accomplished knights of his generation and a benevolent ruler on Cyprus. Joinville recounts an episode when he, Guy and Baldwin had been taken prisoner by saracen rebels:

Guy married Phillipa Barlais, daughter of Aimery Barlais. Their children were:

Baudouin d'Ibelin, bailli of the kingdom of Jerusalem, then constable of the kingdom of Cyprus

Jean d'Ibelin, assassinated in 1277

Aimery d'Ibelin

Balian d'Ibelin, seneschal of Cyprus 1286-1302

Philippe d'Ibelin, seneschal of Cyprus 1302-1318

Isabelle d'Ibelin, wife of king Hugh III of Cyprus

Alice d'Ibelin, married Eudes de Dampierre sur Salon

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