Humphrey IV of Toron
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Humphrey IV of Toron was a leading baron in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He inherited the Lordship of Toron from his grandfather, Humphrey II, in 1179. He was also heir to the Lordship of Transjordan thr
Marriage of Humphrey and Isabella of Jerusalem
Kerak Castle (at present-day Al-Karak in Jordan)
Stephanie of Milly
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Stephanie of Milly was the lady of Transjordan and one of the greatest heiresses in the 12th-century Kingdom of Jerusalem. She inherited her vast lordship—centered on the fortresses of Montreal and Ke
Humphrey IV of Toron
…He inherited the Lordship of Toron from his grandfather, Humphrey II, in 1179. He was also heir to the Lordship of Transjordan through his mother, Stephanie of Milly. In 1180, he yielded Toron to King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem on his engagement to the king's half-sister, Isabella. Humphrey married Isabella in Kerak…
Kerak Castle was one of the principal strongholds of the Milly family.
Stephanie held a vast, strategically important lordship centered on Montreal and Kerak on the eastern border of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
The Christian defeat at Hattin resulted in the capture of Stephanie's son, execution of her husband, and fall of the kingdom.