Melisende of Jerusalem

Melisende (1105 - September 11, 1161) was Queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1153.

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1105 - September 11 - 1161 - Queen of Jerusalem - 1131 - 1153

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Melisende was the eldest daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem and the Armenian princess Morphia of Melitene. She was named after her paternal grandmother, Melisende of Montlhery, wife of Hugh I, Count of Rethel. She had three younger sisters: Alice, princess of Antioch; Hodierna, countess of Tripoli; and Ioveta, abbess of St. Lazarus in Bethany.

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Baldwin II of Jerusalem - Armenia - Morphia of Melitene - Count of Rethel - Alice - Princess of Antioch - Hodierna - Countess of Tripoli - Ioveta - Bethany

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