Eschiva of Ibelin, Lady of Beirut
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Eschiva | |
|---|---|
| Lady of Beirut | |
| Reign | 1282 – 1312 |
| Predecessor | Isabella of Beirut |
| Successor | Rupen of Montfort |
| Born | 1253 |
| Died | 1312 (aged 58–59) |
| Noble family | House of Ibelin-Beirut |
| Spouses | Humphrey of Montfort Guy, Constable of Cyprus |
| Issue | Rupen of Montfort Hugh IV of Cyprus Isabelle |
| Father | John II of Beirut |
| Mother | Alice de la Roche of Athens |
Eschive d'Ibelin (1253–1312) was suo jure Lady of Beirut in 1282–1312. She was the daughter of John II of Beirut (died 1264), lord of Beirut, and of Alice de la Roche (died 1282), and a member of the influential Ibelin family.
Eschive d'Ibelin married Humphrey de Montfort, lord of Tyre in 1274.[1]
They had:
- Three sons and one daughter, all who died young
- Amaury de Montfort (died 1304)[1]
- Rupen de Montfort (died 1313)
Lady of Beirut
She became Lady of Beirut on the death of her sister Isabelle of Beirut in 1282, holding the title in her own right. Isabelle had no surviving children.[1]
After Humphrey's death in 1284, in 1291 Eschive married Guy of Lusignan, constable of Cyprus (died 1302).[2]
They had:
- Hugh IV (1295–1359) king of Cyprus, married firstly Maria of Ibelin, then Alice of Ibelin[2]
- Isabelle de Lusignan (born 1298), who in 1322 married Eudes de Dampierre (died 1330)[2]
In 1291, Emir ‘Alam al-Din Sanjar al-Shuja‘i al-Mansuri, a Muslim general under al-Ashraf Khalil, marched on Beirut, which had only a small garrison. Eschive thought she was secure because she had signed a truce with Qalawun, father of Khalil. Al-Shuja‘i summoned the commanders of the garrison and arrested them. Seeing the commanders arrested, the population fled by sea. Beirut was taken by the Muslim forces on July 31. Al-Shuja‘i ordered the razing of its walls and castles and turned its cathedral into a mosque.