Eschiva of Ibelin (died 1196)

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

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

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