Defending the Crusader Kingdoms

This blog is dedicated to discussing the Crusader Kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus. Dr. Schrader holds a PhD in History from the University of Hamburg. For more information visit: http://defenderofjerusalem.com or http://crusaderkingdoms.com

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Swansong of the House of Ibelin

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By the mid-thirteenth century, the House of Ibelin, had many branches and through marriage was interrelated with nearly all the prominent ...

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The House of Ibelin: John, Count of Jaffa

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Without doubt, the most famous of the fourth generation of Ibelins — and arguably the best-known Ibelin today — was John of Jaffa, the son...

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

The House of Ibelin: The Wolflings, Balian of Beirut's Brothers

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John d’Ibelin, the “Old Lord” of Beirut was blessed with five sons who grew to adulthood. They were collectively referred to as the “wolfl...

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

The House of Ibelin - Balian of Beirut, 1207 - 1247

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The “Old Lord” of Beirut’s oldest son and heir, although named for his famous grandfather Balian, was like neither his wise father nor his...

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

House of Ibelin - The Daughters of Balian d'Ibelin

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Balian d'Ibelin, the defender of Jerusalem in 1187, had two daughers, Helvis and Margaret. Both helped establish the Ibelin dynasty by ...

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Helena P. Schrader: Helena P. Schrader is a former U.S. diplomat, who earned her PhD in Modern History from the University of Hamburg. She spent roughly one-third of her life in Berlin and first explored the pivotal events of the Berlin Crisis 1948-1949 in her comprehensive non-fiction study The Blockade Breakers: The Berlin Airlift. Schrader is the author of twenty novels, twelve of which have earned one or more literary awards. Three of her books have also attained "best-seller" status on amazon, including #1 Best Seller in the categories Aviation History and Wartime Fiction.

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