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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
Kerak Castle was one of the principal strongholds of the Milly family.
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.
Stephanie held a vast, strategically important lordship centered on Montreal and Kerak on the eastern border of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Stephanie hosted her son's wedding at Kerak when the castle was besieged.
Stephanie hosted her son's wedding at Kerak when the castle was besieged.
The Christian defeat at Hattin resulted in the capture of Stephanie's son, execution of her husband, and fall of the kingdom.
The Christian defeat at Hattin resulted in the capture of Stephanie's son, execution of her husband, and fall of the kingdom.
Raynald of Châtillon
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Raynald of Châtillon, also known as Reynald, Reginald, or Renaud, was Prince of Antioch—a crusader state in the Middle East—from 1153 to 1160 or 1161, and Lord of Transjordan—a large fiefdom in the cr
Stephanie of Milly
…assassinated soon after the king's death in 1174. She then ruled Transjordan alone until 1176 or 1177, when King Baldwin IV gave her hand in marriage to Raynald of Châtillon. During this time Transjordan became a major obstacle to the territorial expansion of Egypt's ruler, Saladin. When Saladin besieged Kerak during the…
Raynald of Châtillon tortures Aimery of Limoges, Latin Patriarch of Antioch (from a late-13th-century manuscript of William of Tyre's Historia and its
Raynald of Châtillon tortures Aimery of Limoges, Latin Patriarch of Antioch (from a late-13th-century manuscript of William of Tyre's Historia and its Continuation).
Raynald imprisoned at Aleppo (from a mid-14th-century manuscript of William of Tyre's Historia and its Continuation)
Raynald imprisoned at Aleppo (from a mid-14th-century manuscript of William of Tyre's Historia and its Continuation)
Raynald's seal
Raynald's seal
Kerak Castle, a major fortress in the Lordship of Transjordan (present-day al-Karak in Jordan)
Kerak Castle, a major fortress in the Lordship of Transjordan (present-day al-Karak in Jordan)