• Source: County of Jaffa and Ascalon

The double County of Jaffa and Ascalon was one of the four major seigneuries comprising the major Crusader state of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, according to 13th-century commentator John of Ibelin.




History


Jaffa was fortified by Godfrey of Bouillon after the First Crusade in 1100, and was unsuccessfully claimed by Daimbert of Pisa, the first Latin patriarch. It remained part of the royal domain until it was given to Hugh of Le Puiset in 1110. When Hugh II rebelled against King Fulk in 1134 the county was divided into a number of smaller holdings, and Jaffa itself became a royal domain. In 1151 it was designated as the apanage of King Baldwin III's younger brother, Amalric. After the siege of Ascalon in 1153, King Baldwin III conquered Ascalon, which was added to Amalric's territory.
Jaffa and Ascalon were then granted to close relatives of the monarch and passed in and out of direct royal control as its holders ascended the throne. Around 1250 it was given to a branch of the Ibelin family. With the capture of Jaffa by Baibars in 1268, the county became titular. It was bestowed anew upon John Perez Fabrice by James II of Cyprus and Jerusalem.




Vassals


The County of Jaffa and Ascalon had a number of vassals of its own:

Lordship of Ramla
Lordship of Ibelin
Lordship of Mirabel (technically separate from the above, but held by the Ibelins)




Counts of Jaffa


Hugh I (1110–1118), first cousin of king Baldwin II of Jerusalem
Albert of Namur (1118–1122), stepfather and regent to Hugh II
Hugh II (1122–1134)
The county passed into royal domain upon confiscation from Hugh II.
Amalric (1151-1153), granted Jaffa by his brother, King Baldwin III




Counts of Jaffa and Ascalon


In 1153, Amalric was granted Ascalon as well, and from then on Jaffa and Ascalon were held by the same count.

Amalric (1153–1163)
The county passed into royal domain upon Amalric's accession to the throne in 1163.
Sibylla (1176–1186), granted county by her brother, King Baldwin IV, upon her marriage
William of Montferrat (1176–1177), first husband of Sibylla
Guy of Lusignan (1180–1186), second husband of Sibylla
The county passed into royal domain upon Sibylla's accession to the throne in 1186.
Geoffrey of Lusignan (1191–1193), brother of Guy of Lusignan
Aimery of Jerusalem (1193–1198)
The county passed into royal domain upon Aimery's accession to the throne in 1198.
Walter IV of Brienne (1221–1244), nephew of John of Brienne and husband of Aimery's granddaughter Maria
John of Ibelin (1244–1266), son of Philip of Ibelin, Isabella I's half-brother
James of Ibelin, son of John (1266–1268)




= Titular counts

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James of Ibelin (1268–1276)
Guy of Ibelin (1276–1304)
Hugh of Ibelin (1304–1349)
Balian II of Ibelin (1349 – c. 1352)
Guy of Ibelin (c. 1352 – c. 1353)
Balian of Ibelin (c. 1353 – c. 1365)
John of Ibelin (c. 1365 – c. 1367)
Mary of Ibelin (with Regnier le Petit) (c. 1367)
Florin (c. 1450) perh. the same as
Jacques de Flory (d. 1463)
John Perez Fabrice
Louis Perez Fabrice
Georges Contaren
N. Contaren
Georges Contaren II (c. 1579)




See also


Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem




References






Sources


John L. La Monte, Feudal Monarchy in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1100-1291. The Medieval Academy of America, 1932.
Jonathan Riley-Smith, The Feudal Nobility and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1174-1277. The Macmillan Press, 1973.
Steven Runciman, A History of the Crusades, Vol. II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187. Cambridge University Press, 1952.
Steven Tibble, Monarchy and Lordships in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1099-1291. Clarendon Press, 1989.

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• County of Jaffa and Ascalon
• Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
• William Longsword of Montferrat
• Jaffa
• Ascalon
• Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem
• Lordship of Ramla
• Blanche of France, Infanta of Castile
• Guy of Lusignan
• Jaffa (disambiguation)