John Aleman (died after 1264) was the Lord of Caesarea (as John II) in the CrusaderKingdom of Jerusalem, exercising this right through his wife, Margaret of Caesarea from at least 1243 until his death. John was active politically and militarily, although less influential than the previous lords of Caesarea had been.[1]
In April 1249 he and his wife sold six casalia near Acre to the Teutonic Knights. This included two—Seisor and Mergelcolon and Gedin—that he had inherited from his mother, and Beit Jann and Nahf.[3] In 1253 they sold Al-Damun (and several villages in the vicinity) near Acre to the Hospitallers for 12,000 besants.[4] In 1255 they also sold the Hospitallers everything they owned in Acre as well as the casalia of Chasteillon and Rout. On this occasion they were accepted into the lay confraternity of the order as confrater and consoror.[1] Some of the money from the sales to the Hospitallers was used to pay the dower of John's brother Hugh's wife, Isabelle de Tenremonde, of the family of the lords of Adelon. She confirmed the payment of part of her dower in an act of 1259.
In 1254, after Louis IX of France and the Seventh Crusade had departed, John and some other barons of the kingdom wrote a letter to Henry III of England requesting aid. He is referred to in the letter as "John Asa, great lord of Caesarea" (Johannes Asa magnus dominus Caesareae).[1] In 1257 John approved and confirmed a treaty made by the bailiff John of Arsuf with the citizens of trading city of Ancona. He does not appear again in contemporary records, but was still alive as late as 1264, when his son Hugh, the "heir of Caesarea", was killed in a fall from his horse.[1] His second son, Nicholas, succeeded him. According to the Lignages d'Outremer, John and Margaret had a third son named Thomas.
John may have been alive when Sultan Baibars of Egypt conquered Caesarea for the last time in 1265. If so, he must have fled to Cyprus, where the subsequent lords of Caesarea resided.[1]
Notesedit
^ abcdefgJohn L. Lamonte, "The Lords of Caesarea in the Period of the Crusades", Speculum22, 2 (1947): 158–59.
^RHC Lois II, 1843, p. 454; cited in Frankel, 1988, p. 254
^Strehlke, 1869, pp. 78-79, No. 100; cited in Röhricht, 1893, RHH, p. 308, No. 1175; cited in Frankel, 1988, p. 254
^Delaville Le Roulx, 1883, p. 184; cited in Clermont-Ganneau, 1888, pp. 309 -310; cited in Röhricht, 1893, RRH, p. 319, No. 1210
Delaville Le Roulx, Joseph (1883). Les archives, la bibliothèque et le trésor de l'Ordre de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem à Malte (in French and Latin). Paris: E. Leroux.
Frankel, Rafael (1988). "Topographical notes on the territory of Acre in the Crusader period". Israel Exploration Journal. 38 (4): 249–272.
Röhricht, Reinhold (1893). (RRH) Regesta regni Hierosolymitani (MXCVII-MCCXCI) (in Latin). Berlin: Libraria Academica Wageriana.
Strehlke, Ernst, ed. (1869). Tabulae Ordinis Theutonici ex tabularii regii Berolinensis codice potissimum. Berlin: Weidmanns.
john, aleman, died, after, 1264, lord, caesarea, john, crusader, kingdom, jerusalem, exercising, this, right, through, wife, margaret, caesarea, from, least, 1243, until, death, john, active, politically, militarily, although, less, influential, than, previous. John Aleman died after 1264 was the Lord of Caesarea as John II in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem exercising this right through his wife Margaret of Caesarea from at least 1243 until his death John was active politically and militarily although less influential than the previous lords of Caesarea had been 1 Biography editJohn Aleman was the son of Garnier l Aleman and Pavie de Gibelet and the older brother of Hugh Aleman 1 His maternal grandmother was Stephanie of Milly 2 The first reference to John as lord of Caesarea comes in the Assizes of Jerusalem of John of Ibelin Therein John writes that his cousin the lord of Caesarea refused the bailliage regency of the kingdom in 1243 and instead the Haute Cour gave it to Queen Alice of Cyprus Since his father in law Lord John of Caesarea was dead this is probably a reference to Aleman 1 In April 1249 he and his wife sold six casalia near Acre to the Teutonic Knights This included two Seisor and Mergelcolon and Gedin that he had inherited from his mother and Beit Jann and Nahf 3 In 1253 they sold Al Damun and several villages in the vicinity near Acre to the Hospitallers for 12 000 besants 4 In 1255 they also sold the Hospitallers everything they owned in Acre as well as the casalia of Chasteillon and Rout On this occasion they were accepted into the lay confraternity of the order as confrater and consoror 1 Some of the money from the sales to the Hospitallers was used to pay the dower of John s brother Hugh s wife Isabelle de Tenremonde of the family of the lords of Adelon She confirmed the payment of part of her dower in an act of 1259 In 1254 after Louis IX of France and the Seventh Crusade had departed John and some other barons of the kingdom wrote a letter to Henry III of England requesting aid He is referred to in the letter as John Asa great lord of Caesarea Johannes Asa magnus dominus Caesareae 1 In 1257 John approved and confirmed a treaty made by the bailiff John of Arsuf with the citizens of trading city of Ancona He does not appear again in contemporary records but was still alive as late as 1264 when his son Hugh the heir of Caesarea was killed in a fall from his horse 1 His second son Nicholas succeeded him According to the Lignages d Outremer John and Margaret had a third son named Thomas John may have been alive when Sultan Baibars of Egypt conquered Caesarea for the last time in 1265 If so he must have fled to Cyprus where the subsequent lords of Caesarea resided 1 Notes edit a b c d e f g John L Lamonte The Lords of Caesarea in the Period of the Crusades Speculum 22 2 1947 158 59 RHC Lois II 1843 p 454 cited in Frankel 1988 p 254 Strehlke 1869 pp 78 79 No 100 cited in Rohricht 1893 RHH p 308 No 1175 cited in Frankel 1988 p 254 Delaville Le Roulx 1883 p 184 cited in Clermont Ganneau 1888 pp 309 310 cited in Rohricht 1893 RRH p 319 No 1210Bibliography editAuguste Arthur Comte de Beugnot ed 1843 RHC Lois II in French and Latin Paris R H C Clermont Ganneau Charles Simon 1888 Recueil d archeologie orientale in French Vol 1 Paris a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Delaville Le Roulx Joseph 1883 Les archives la bibliotheque et le tresor de l Ordre de Saint Jean de Jerusalem a Malte in French and Latin Paris E Leroux Frankel Rafael 1988 Topographical notes on the territory of Acre in the Crusader period Israel Exploration Journal 38 4 249 272 Rohricht Reinhold 1893 RRH Regesta regni Hierosolymitani MXCVII MCCXCI in Latin Berlin Libraria Academica Wageriana Strehlke Ernst ed 1869 Tabulae Ordinis Theutonici ex tabularii regii Berolinensis codice potissimum Berlin Weidmanns Preceded byJohn I Lord of Caesarea1238 43 1264 77 Succeeded byNicholas and Thomas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Aleman amp oldid 1208677007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
