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John, Old Lord of Beirut

1177 - 1236

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John of Ibelin (c. 1179 – 1236), called the Old Lord of Beirut, was a powerful crusader noble in the 13th century, one of the best known representatives of the influential Ibelin family. The son of Balian of Ibelin and the dowager queen Maria Comnena, he had close ties with the nobility of both Cyprus and Jerusalem, since he was the half-brother of Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem. Before he was 20, he was appointed constable of Jerusalem, and a few years later became Lord of Beirut. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John, Old Lord of Beirut is the 390th most popular nobleman (up from 517th in 2019). (up from 1,341st in 2019)

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Among noblemen, John, Old Lord of Beirut ranks 390 out of 1,415Before him are Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Frederick of Luxembourg, Otto V, Duke of Brunswick, Prince Nicholas of Romania, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, and Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. After him are Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp, Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and Dündar Ali Osman.

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Among people born in 1177, John, Old Lord of Beirut ranks 4Before him are Baldwin V of Jerusalem, Al-Kamil, and Philip of Swabia. After him are Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne, Sylvester Gozzolini, and Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. Among people deceased in 1236, John, Old Lord of Beirut ranks 5Before him are Saint Sava, Suleyman Shah, Moinuddin Chishti, and Iltutmish. After him are Rukn ud din Firuz, Yahya al-Mu'tasim, Qul Ghali, and Roger of Wendover.

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