Agnes of Milly
Agnes of Milly | |
|---|---|
| Noble family | House of Milly |
| Spouse(s) | Joscelin III of Courtenay |
| Father | Henry of Milly |
| Mother | Agnes Grenier |
Agnes of Milly was a noblewoman in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the wife of Joscelin III of Courtenay.
Background
[edit]Agnes was the daughter of Henry of Milly, also called "The Buffalo", the brother of Philip of Milly, and Agnes Grenier, the daughter of Gerard Grenier, Count of Sidon.[1] Upon Henry's death, Agnes inherited his claims to the castles of Montfort and Castellum Regis, making her one of the wealthiest heiresses in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.[a]
Marriage
[edit]On 15 July 1174, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem was crowned king.[2] During his regency, his mother, Agnes of Courtenay was allowed to return to court, and the two became very close.[3] After the murder of Miles of Plancy, the kingdom lacked a seneschal, a powerful officer responsible for overseeing High Court meetings, for two years.[4] When Baldwin reached the age of majority in 1176, his mother suggested that he appoint his maternal uncle, Joscelin of Courtenay, to become the kingdom's new seneschal. Baldwin was able to trust Joscelin, since he was his closest male relative who lacked any claim to the throne. Baldwin subsequently arranged Joscelin's marriage to Agnes around this time, no later than 1176.[5] Joscelin was therefore granted the castles of Montfort and Castellum Regis by right of his wife. Throughout his life, Joscelin amassed enough land to establish his own lordship, called the "Seigneurie de Joscelin", in 1181.
Issue
[edit]With Joscelin, Agnes had two daughters:
1. Beatrix of Courtenay (d. aft. 1245), betrothed to William of Valence, brother of Guy of Lusignan, in 1186, but married Otto von Botenlauben.[6]
2. Agnes of Courtenay, betrothed to a nephew of Guy of Lusignan in 1186, but married, by 1200, William of Amandolea, a Norman from Calabria, who became Lord of Scandeleon
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hamilton 2000, p. 106.
- ^ Hamilton 2000, p. 42.
- ^ Hamilton 2000, p. 96.
- ^ Hamilton 2000, pp. 95–96.
- ^ Hamilton 2000, pp. 105–106.
- ^ Pringle 1998, p. 30.
Sources
[edit]- Hamilton, Bernard (2000). The Leper King and His Heirs: Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521017473.
- Pringle, Denys (1998). The Churches of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Corpus: L-Z (excluding Tyre). Vol. II. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39037-0.