Josselin III of Édesse
Josselin III of Courtenay , titular count of Edesse, wire of Josselin II of Courtenay, count d' Edesse, and of Beatrice.
He lived in the Royaume of Jerusalem and managed grounds around Saint-Jean-in Acre gathered under the name of seigniory of Josselin . It seems that the Seigneurie of Banias was included there. His/her sister, Agnes de Courtenay, was the woman of the king Amaury Ier and the mother of Baudouin IV. In 1164, Josselin was made prisoner by Nur AD-DIN and remained in captivity until in 1176. Then, it became seneshal of the kingdom. It was combined with the restricted circle of the royal family, which was opposed to some noble, was led by Raymond III of Tripoli.
In 1180, he was ambassador with the court of Byzance, substitute Guillaume de Tyr whose influence had decreased at the court. In 1184, he was the tutor of the young person Baudouin V while Raymond III was regent.
Josselin died in 1200. Its seigniory was bought by Hermann de Salza, large Master of the Ordre Teutonique, in 1220.
He had married Agnès de Milly, girl of Henri Bubalus who had given him two girls:
- Béatrix, married to Othon de Hennebourg.
- Agnes, married to Guillaume of Mandelie.
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