Maria of Montferrat
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Maria of Montferrat, known as la Marquise, was the queen of Jerusalem who reigned from 1205 until 1212. She was the eldest daughter of Queen Isabella I and was born posthumously to Isabella's second h
Detail of a 14th-century miniature
While Maria and her maternal family reigned in the Levant, her paternal family set up a kingdom in the Balkans.
John of Brienne married Maria the day after his arrival and was crowned soon after.
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
Maria of Montferrat
…who reigned from 1205 until 1212. She was the eldest daughter of Queen Isabella I and was born posthumously to Isabella's second husband, Marquis Conrad of Montferrat. She succeeded her mother as a minor under the regency of her half-uncle John of Ibelin. A search for a husband who would rule in her name began…
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