Melisende of Jerusalem

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Crusader states ruler female ruler medieval monarch queen regnant

Melisende of Jerusalem was a powerful 12th-century queen regnant of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, noted for her political acumen, patronage of the arts, and leadership during a turbulent era of crusades and dynastic conflict.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Melisende of Jerusalem canonical	6
Queen Melisende of Jerusalem	1
Queen of Jerusalem	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Crusader states ruler ⓘ female ruler ⓘ medieval monarch ⓘ queen regnant ⓘ
birthDate	1105 ⓘ
birthPlace	Jerusalem ⓘ
burialPlace	Abbey of Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat ⓘ
child	Alice of Jerusalem ⓘ Amalric I of Jerusalem ⓘ Baldwin III of Jerusalem ⓘ Melisende of Lusignan ⓘ surface form: Melisende, Countess of Tripoli
coRulerWith	Baldwin III of Jerusalem ⓘ Fulk V of Anjou ⓘ surface form: Fulk of Anjou
country	Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
deathDate	1161 ⓘ
deathPlace	Jerusalem ⓘ
dynasty	House of Jerusalem ⓘ
era	Crusades ⓘ High Middle Ages ⓘ
father	Baldwin II of Jerusalem ⓘ
governedFrom	Jerusalem ⓘ
historicalRegion	Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant
knownFor	conflict and later reconciliation with Baldwin III ⓘ governing as de facto sole ruler after Fulk’s death ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ Old French ⓘ
mother	Morphia of Melitene ⓘ
notableFor	patronage of religious institutions ⓘ patronage of the arts ⓘ political acumen ⓘ strong queenship in the Crusader states ⓘ
notableWork	Melisende Psalter (as patron) ⓘ
participatedIn	political affairs of the Second Crusade era ⓘ
patronage	Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ monasteries in and around Jerusalem ⓘ
positionHeld	Queen of Jerusalem ⓘ
predecessor	Baldwin II of Jerusalem ⓘ
reignEnd	1153 ⓘ
reignStart	1131 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
residence	Tower of David ⓘ surface form: Tower of David, Jerusalem
sibling	Alice of Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Alice of Antioch Hodierna of Tripoli ⓘ Ioveta of Bethany ⓘ
spouse	Fulk V of Anjou ⓘ surface form: Fulk of Anjou
successor	Baldwin III of Jerusalem ⓘ
title	Lord of Nablus ⓘ surface form: Lady of Nablus Queen of Jerusalem ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Crusade → commander → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ

Adelaide del Vasto → title → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queen of Jerusalem

Fulk V of Anjou → spouse → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ

Raymond III of Tripoli → relative → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ

Baldwin III of Jerusalem → mother → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ

Baldwin III of Jerusalem → coRulerWith → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ

Baldwin III of Jerusalem → regency → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ

Siege of Damascus (1148) → commander → Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queen Melisende of Jerusalem