Maria | |
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Queen of Jerusalem | |
Reign | April 1205 – 1212 |
Coronation | 3 October 1210, Tyre |
Predecessor | Isabella I |
Successor | Isabella II |
Co-ruler | John (1210–1212) |
Born | 1192 Tyre, Kingdom of Jerusalem |
Died | 1212 (aged 19–20) |
Spouse | |
Issue | Isabella II |
House | Aleramici |
Father | Conrad of Montferrat |
Mother | Isabella 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.