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Conrad of Montferrat

Type Figure Region Montferrat Time c. 1146–1192 Also known as Marquis Conrad of Montferrat

Conrad of Montferrat (c. 1146–1192), Marquis of Montferrat in Italy, defended Tyre and organized resistance after the defeat at Hattin in 1187.…

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  1. c. 1146–1187Montferrat · PiedmontConrad came from the Montferrat marquess family in Italy, took part in Byzantine affairs and came to the Levant in the 1180s, accumulating military and political prestige that laid the groundwork for his later foothold in Tyre.
  2. 1187–1189Tyre · LebanonAfter the defeat at Hattin, Conrad, with the help of Reynald of Sidon and others, held Tyre and repelled Saladin's attacks, making Tyre one of the last major cities in the Holy Land to fall, and thereby establishing his position as a military leader.
  3. 1190–1192Tyre · LebanonIn 1190 Conrad married Isabella, displacing Guy at a council of nobles to become King of Jerusalem, and clashed with Richard I at Acre and elsewhere. He was assassinated by a killer in Tyre in April 1192, and the royal succession fell into turmoil once again.

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