Sybil, Queen of Jerusalem 1186-1190

Nicholson, Helen J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1715-1246 2022. Sybil, Queen of Jerusalem 1186-1190. Rulers of the Latin East, vol. 5. London: Routledge. 10.4324/9781315205960

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Abstract

Queen Sybil of Jerusalem, queen in her own right, was ruler of the kingdom of Jerusalem from 1186 to 1190. Her reign saw the loss of the city of Jerusalem to Saladin, and the beginning of the Third Crusade. Her reign began with her nobles divided and crisis looming; by her death the military forces of Christian Europe were uniting with her and her husband, intent on recovering what had been lost. Sybil died before the bulk of the forces of the Third Crusade could arrive in the kingdom, and the Crusade did not recover Jerusalem. But although Sybil failed, she went down fighting – spiritually, even if not physically. This study traces Sybil’s life, from her childhood as the daughter of the heir to the throne of Jerusalem to her death in the crusading force outside the city of Acre. It sets her career alongside that of other European queens and noblewomen of the twelfth century who wielded or attempted to wield power and asks how far the eventual survival of the kingdom of Jerusalem in 1192 was due to Sybil’s leadership in 1187 and her determination never to give up.

Item Type:	Book
Book Type:	Authored Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History
Publisher:	Routledge
ISBN:	978113863651
Last Modified:	20 Feb 2024 15:36
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/148449

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