Melisende D' EDESSE 
Melisende D' was born about 1095 in Of,Edesse,,France. She was an only child. She died on September 12th, 1160 in Palastine. She was buried in Valley of Jehoshaphat,Palastine.General Notes
Melisende had an affair with a young knight, Hugh II, of Le Puiset, who felt threatened and so he went to Ascalon, among the Egyptians, which led to the assasanation of her lover. When news got out about Hugh, Walter Ganyea challanged Hugh to a duel, but Walter didn't show up. Hugh was assacanated by a knight from Brittany. The assason was caught and quartered. She was a patron of the arts. She commissioned the building of the convent of St. Lazarus at Bethany for her younger sister Yvette. She may have helped in building the Dome of the Rock as it was constructed during her reign. She did the rebuilding of the church of the Holy Seculachre un the 1140's.
Melisende had an affair with a young knight, Hugh II, of Le Puiset, who felt threatened and so he went to Ascalon, among the Egyptians, which led to the assasanation of her lover. When news got out about Hugh, Walter Ganyea challanged Hugh to a duel, but Walter didn't show up. Hugh was assacanated by a knight from Brittany. The assason was caught and quartered. She was a patron of the arts. She commissioned the building of the convent of St. Lazarus at Bethany for her younger sister Yvette. She may have helped in building the Dome of the Rock as it was constructed during her reign. She did the rebuilding of the church of the Holy Seculachre un the 1140's.
‌Melisende D' and Foulques V,Conde De Jerusalem D' were married in a religious ceremony in 1129 in ,,,France. They had three sons and a daughter, named Baldwin III King of Jerusalem of, Baudouin III D', Amalric I King of and Savilla of.
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Children
Baldwin III King of Jerusalem of Anjou
Baldwin III King of Jerusalem of was born in 1129. He died at the age of 33 in January 1162 in Antioch. He was buried in Jerusalem.
Baudouin III D' ANJOU KING OF JERUSALEM
Baudouin III D' was born about 1129 in Of,,Anjou,France. He died on February 11th, 1163 in Sp,Berit. He was buried in Tomb Of Kings,Jerusalem.
Amalric I King of Jerusalem
Amalric I King of was born about 1131 in Of,,Anjou,France. He died in 1174 in Levant. He was buried in St Sepulcre Church,,,Jerusalem.
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