Conrad of Montferrat
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Conrad of Montferrat was an Italian nobleman, one of the major participants in the Third Crusade. He was the de facto King of Jerusalem by virtue of his marriage to Isabella I of Jerusalem from 24 Nov
13th-century depiction of Conrad's marriage to Isabella
Marriage of Conrad of Montferrat and Isabelle of Jerusalem
Imaginary portrait of Conrad, c. 1843, by François-Édouard Picot for the Salles des Croisades at Versailles
Order of Assassins
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The Order of Assassins was a Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islamic military order founded by Hasan-i Sabbah in 1090. Based in the Nizari Isma'ili state, which comprised a network of mountain castles in Persia
Conrad of Montferrat
…Conrad's horse and stabbed him in the side." His guards killed one of his attackers and captured the other; both men turned out to be members of the Order of Assassins, a Nizari Isma'ili sect "who had allied with Saladin against the Christians." It is not certain how long Conrad survived. Some sources claimed that he…
14th-century depiction of the assassination of Nizam al-Mulk, a Seljuk vizier, by a fida’i in 1092.
Remains of the Alamut Castle in Qazvin, Iran
Masyaf Castle in Hama. It was the headquarters of the Assassins in the Levant. Picture taken in 2017
Hassan al-Sabbah (right) depicted with his followers, in the first edition of The Travels of Marco Polo, c. 1310