Maria of Montferrat

Maria
Coronation of Maria and John, 13th-century miniature
Queen of Jerusalem
ReignApril 1205 – 1212
Coronation3 October 1210, Tyre
PredecessorIsabella I
SuccessorIsabella II
Co-rulerJohn (1210–1212)
Born1192
Tyre, Kingdom of Jerusalem
Died1212 (aged 19–20)
Spouse
(m. 1210)
IssueIsabella II
HouseAleramici
FatherConrad of Montferrat
MotherIsabella I of Jerusalem

Maria of Montferrat (1192–1212) was Queen of Jerusalem from 1205 until her death. She was the daughter of Isabella I of Jerusalem and her second husband, Conrad of Montferrat. Maria succeeded her mother under the regency of her half-uncle John of Ibelin. In 1210 Maria married John of Brienne and two became co-rulers of Jerusalem. She died giving birth to her successor, Isabella II.


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