Maria of Montferrat
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Maria of Montferrat, Queen of Jerusalem (1192 – 1212) was the daughter of Conrad of Montferrat and Isabella, Queen of Jerusalem. Her father was murdered on 28 April 1192 in Tyre by the Hashshashin. Her mother married Henry II of Champagne on 5 May, when already noticeably pregnant (The Old French Continuation of William of Tyre and Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani remarked on this). On her mother's death on 5 April 1205, Maria became Queen of Jerusalem, aged thirteen. Her mother's younger half-brother John of Ibelin, Lord of Beirut, acted as regent for Maria.
On September 14, 1210, Maria married John of Brienne (c. 1150–1237) in Acre in an arranged marriage. Their daughter Yolande of Jerusalem (also known as Isabella) was born in 1212, but Maria died shortly after, probably from puerperal fever. John became regent for his daughter Yolande, now Queen of Jerusalem.
Maria's line died out in 1268, when her great-grandson Conrad III of Jerusalem was executed in Southern Italy. After that, her next half-sister's (Alice of Champagne's) descendants became heirs-general of Queen Isabella of Jerusalem.
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| Maria of Montferrat | Father: Conrad of Montferrat |
Paternal Grandfather: William V, Marquess of Montferrat |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Rainier of Montferrat |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Gisela of Burgundy |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Judith of Babenberg |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Leopold III, Margrave of Austria |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Agnes of Germany |
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| Mother: Isabella of Jerusalem |
Maternal Grandfather: Amalric I of Jerusalem |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Fulk of Jerusalem |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Melisende of Jerusalem |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Maria Komnene |
Maternal Great-grandfather: John Komnenos |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Maria Taronitissa |
| Preceded by Isabella |
Queen of Jerusalem 1205–1212 (with John, 1210–1212) |
Succeeded by Yolande |
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