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Agnes of Courtenay (c. 1136 – c. 1184) was a Frankish noblewoman who held considerable influence in the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the reign of her son, King Baldwin IV. Though she was never queen, she has been described as the most powerful woman in the kingdom's history after Queen Melisende.
Agnes of Courtenay was a dynamic politician who greatly influenced events in the Frankish principality of Jerusalem. She was born a princess in Edessa when the Holy Land was controlled by the Christian knights who had remained to build their fortunes after the successful First Crusade.
The House of Courtenay is a medieval noble house, with branches in France, England and the Holy Land. One branch of the Courtenays became a royal house of the Capetian dynasty, cousins of the Bourbons and the Valois, and achieved the title of Latin Emperor of Constantinople .
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Agnes de Courtenay is without doubt one of the women in the history of the Kingdom of Jerusalem who played a decisive — not to say sinister — role. She is an example of how women exercised power in the 12th century crusader kingdoms, and a reminder that female influence was not always benign.
Agnes was a Courtenay and therefore a member of one of the greatest families in the Frankish East. As part of his reorganisation of the defences of the principality the king appointed Joscelin of Courtenay bailli of the important frontier-fief of Harim.
Her younger sister, Agnes, was to marry one of Guy's nephews, but if Beatrice died while still a minor, William was to marry Agnes instead. At the Battle of Hattin in 1187, Joscelin commanded the rearguard with Balian of Ibelin.
Agnes of Courtenay was a Frankish noblewoman from the Crusader states. She married Amalric of Jerusalem, but when he inherited the crown, the High Court of Jerusalem refused to accept Agnes as queen. Agnes retained the title of countess and married twice more, gaining influence after Amalric's death and their son, Baldwin IV, became king.
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