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Sibylla of Jerusalem

Queen of Jerusalem from 1186 and sister of Baldwin IV. She crowned her husband Guy of Lusignan, during whose reign Jerusalem fell to Saladin in 1187.

1160 – 1190QueenAnjou-Gâtinais · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1160 Pending review

Death: 1190 Pending review

Role: Queen

Dynasty: Anjou-Gâtinais · ES

Territories: Jerusalem (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Queen · Jerusalem · Reign Pending review1186–1190Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Partners
Children
Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

7 recorded claims · 6 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1160

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1190

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (1/4 with a precise source)
  • FatherDocumented

    Amalric I of Jerusalem

    The authority record identifies Amalric I of Jerusalem (GND 102419396) as father.
    Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Sibylle, Jerusalem, Königin · Relationships: father → GND 102419396
    Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
  • MotherPending review

    Agnes of Courtenay

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    William of Montferrat

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Guy of Lusignan

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Queen · Jerusalem · 1186–1190

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Biographical and contextual references (2)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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