Stephanie of Milly (died c. 1197) was lady of Oultrejordain and an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Events Amalric II succeeds Henry II of Champagne as king of Jerusalem. ... Oultrejordain or Oultrejourdain (French for beyond the Jordan) was the name used during the Crusades for an extensive and partly undefined region to the east of the Jordan river, an area known in ancient times as Edom and Moab. ... The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a short-lived country established in the 12th century by the First Crusade. ...

She was the daughter of Philip of Milly, lord of Nablus, and Isabella of Oultrejordain, who herself was the daughter and heiress of Maurice, lord of Oultrejordain. Through her various marriages several husbands became lords of Oultrejordain. Her first marriage, in 1163, was to Humphrey III of Toron, who died in 1173. Her son with Humphrey was the future Humphrey IV of Toron, and their daughter Isabella married Ruben III of Armenia. Her second husband was Miles of Plancy, lord of Oultrejordain, who was assassinated in 1174. In 1176 she married Raynald of Chatillon, the former prince-consort of Antioch, who had recently been released from captivity in Aleppo. Philip of Milly, also known as Philip of Nablus (c. ... The Crusader state of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, created in 1099, was divided into a number of smaller seigneuries. ... Oultrejordain or Oultrejourdain (French for beyond the Jordan) was the name used during the Crusades for an extensive and partly undefined region to the east of the Jordan river, an area known in ancient times as Edom and Moab. ... Events Owain Gwynedd is recognized as ruler of Wales. ... Events Canonization of Saint Thomas a Becket, buried at Canterbury August 9th - Construction starts on the Leaning tower of Pisa Castle at Abergavenny was seized by the Welsh. ... Humphrey IV of Toron (c. ... Ruben III of Armenia (died 1186) was prince of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1174 to 1186. ... Miles of Plancy (died 1174), also known as Milon or Milo, was a noble in the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ... Events Vietnam is given the official name of China. ... Events May 22 - Murder attempt by the Hashshashin on Saladin near Aleppo Raynald of Chatillon released from prison in Aleppo May 29 - Frederick Barbarossa is defeated in the Battle of Legnano by the Lombard League leading to the pactum Anagninum (the Agreement of Anagni) September 17 - Seljuk Turks defeat Manuel... Raynauld de Chatillon (also Reynald or Reginald of Chastillon) (died July 4, 1187) was a knight who served in the Second Crusade and remained in the Holy Land after its defeat. ... The Principality of Antioch, including parts of modern-day Turkey and Syria, was one of the crusader states created during the First Crusade. ... Old Town Aleppo viewed from the Citadel Aleppo is also the name of two townships in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...

In 1183 Stephanie's son Humphrey married Isabella of Jerusalem in the castle of Kerak. Stephanie is said to have hated Isabella's mother Maria Comnena. The ceremonies were interrupted by the arrival of Saladin, who besieged the place. Stephanie sent messengers to Saladin, reminding him of the friendship they shared when he had been a prisoner in Kerak many years before. Saladin did not lift the siege but agreed not to target Humphrey and Isabella's wedding chamber. (The siege was soon raised by king Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Isabella's half-brother.) Events Three-year old Emperor Go-Toba ascends to the throne of Japan after the forced abdication of his brother Antoku during the Genpei War William of Tyre excommunicated by the newly appointed Heraclius of Jerusalem, firmly ending their struggle for power Andronicus I Comnenus becomes the Byzantine emperor Births... Isabella of Jerusalem (c. ... Kerak was a Crusader castle in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, now located in Jordan. ... Maria Comnena (c. ... Saladin, king of Egypt from a 15th century illuminated manuscript; the globus in his left hand is a European symbol of kingly power. ... Baldwin IV (1161 – 1185), the son of Amalric I of Jerusalem and his first wife Agnes of Courtenay, was king of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1185. ...

Through Stephanie, Raynald succeeded as lord jure uxoris of the lordship of Oultrejordain, and used his new position to harass Muslim caravan and pilgrimage routes; at one point he threatened to attack Mecca itself. This led to the invasion of the kingdom by Saladin in 1187. Raynald was killed at the ensuing Battle of Hattin, and Humphrey IV was later captured. Saladin agreed to return Humphrey to Stephanie in exchange for Kerak and Montreal; the castles refused to surrender, however, and Stephanie dutifully sent her son back to captivity under Saladin. (Saladin took pity on her and released him.) Her own principality of Oultrejordain and its castles were lost to Saladin within a few years of Hattin, and never recaptured by crusaders since they were located so far from the coast. Caravans comprise land-based trading convoys, often utilising the camel as a beast of burden, and generally associated with crossing deserts in Asia or Africa. ... A pilgrimage is a journey by a religious person to a place that is sacred according to his or her religion. ... This article is about the holy city in Saudi Arabia. ... Events May 1 - Battle of Cresson - Saladin defeats the crusaders July 4 - Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, at the Battle of Hattin. ... The Battle of Hattin in 1187 was a major setback in the fortunes of the Crusader movement, enabling the Muslims to regain control of Jerusalem from the Christians. ... Montreal was a Crusader castle located in Idumaea (Edom) on the eastern side of the Jordan river. ...

Since her son Humphrey had apparently died before her, her heiress (as well as heiress of Toron) was her daughter Isabella.

Another Stephanie of Milly was the first cousin of this Stephanie. She was the daughter of Henry of Nablus (vassal lord of Arabia Petra), and first married William Dorel, Lord of Botron, bearing to him a daughter, Lucie. After his death, she married Hugh III Embriaco, lord of Jebail (Gibelet) around 1179. Hugh died in 1196. In 1197 the latter Stephanie accompanied an army to besiege Jebail, which had been captured by the Muslims, and bribed a guard to open up the city to them. She seems to have died soon after this. Stephanie and Hugh had a son, Guy I Embriaco, lord of Jebail. The coastal city of Batro n is located in North of Lebanon. ... Byblos was a city of Phoenicia, in ancient times. ... Events Third Council of the Lateran condemned Waldensians and Cathars as heretics, institutes a reformation of clerical life, and creates the first ghettos for Jews Afonso I is recognized as the true King of Portugal by Portugal the protection of the Catholic Church against the Castillian monarchy Philip II is... Events Spring, London, popular uprising of the poor against the rich led by William Fitz Osbern. ...

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