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4 days ago · Saladin‘s greatest victory came at the Battle of Hattin on July 4, 1187. The Crusader army, led by Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, marched out to confront Saladin near the Sea of Galilee. Saladin‘s forces, numbering around 30,000, outmaneuvered the Crusaders, cutting off their access to water and surrounding them on a hilltop.
3 days ago · Isaac changed his mind, however, and tried to escape. Richard's troops, led by Guy de Lusignan, conquered the whole island by 1 June. Isaac surrendered and was confined with silver chains because Richard had promised that he would not place him in irons. Richard named Richard de Camville and Robert of Thornham as governors.
5 days ago · Unfortunately for Guy of Lusignan, his name is known not for his heroic victories, but his catastrophic failures. A French knight, he eventually moved to Jerusalem and married the sister of ...
3 days ago · The Fourth Crusade (November 10, 1202 - April 13, 1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III. The stated intent of the expedition was to recapture the Muslim -controlled city of Jerusalem , by first defeating the powerful Egyptian Ayyubid Sultanate .
3 days ago · Guy of Lusignan, married to Isabella's half-sister Sybilla of Jerusalem, was king of Jerusalem by right of marriage; he had been captured by Saladin during the battle of Hattin in that same year, 1187. When Guy was released in 1188, he was denied entry to Tyre by Conrad and launched the siege of Acre in 1189.
1 day ago · New this year is the addition of fun, family-friendly canine activities starting at 3:00pm Saturday, June 8. The Monteregie Agility Club will be performing demos including agility, frisbee and freestyle; there will be a dog parade; and special guests Canada’s international Cani-Cross medalists Sandra Lallier and Daniel Lusignan will also be part of the action.
2 days ago · Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of ...
