Baldwin of Ibelin, Seneschal of Cyprus

Baldwin of Ibelin^[a] (died 21 February 1267) was the fourth of five sons of John I of Beirut and his second wife Melisende of Arsuf.

Baldwin
Coat-of-arms of Ibelin.
seneschal of Cyprus
Reign	1246–1267
Predecessor	Aimery de Rivet
Successor	Robert de Cresque
Died	21 February 1267
Noble family	House of Ibelin
Spouse(s)	Alix, daughter of Walter III of Bethsan
Issue	John of Ibelin (died after 1250) Philip of Ibelin (died 1304) Guy Balian Hugh
Father	John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut
Mother	Melisende of Arsuf

He commanded the third battaile at the Battle of Agridi in 1232.^[1] In 1246, he was appointed Seneschal of Cyprus and was taken captive at the Battle of Mansurah in 1250.

Baldwin married Alix, daughter of Walter III of Bethsan and Theodora Comnena Lathoumena. She was called la Seneschalece and she gave him six children:

• John, married Isabelle du Rivet
• Philip, Constable of Cyprus
• Guy, married Maria, daughter of Hetoum I of Armenia and Isabella, Queen of Armenia^[2]
• Balian, married Marguerite Visconte
• Hugh, regent of Cyprus in 1306
• Melisende, died young

Notes

1. In contemporary records messier Bauduyn ceneschal de Chipre, Bauduin de Ybelin seneschal de Chipre, or Baduin de Iblim senescalco de Cypro.