Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat

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1. 1192Acre · PalestineConrad of Montferrat was elected King of Jerusalem at a council of nobles, sharply intensifying conflict with the Lusignan faction backed by Richard I and setting the stage for the later assassination.
2. 1192Acre · PalestineTwo assassins disguised as monks approached Conrad in the streets of Acre and stabbed him to death with daggers; later historians often link the plot to the Assassins and crusader factions, but the mastermind remains disputed.
3. 1192Acre · PalestineAfter Conrad's death, his widow Isabella remarried Henry of Champagne, who was then crowned King of Jerusalem, allowing the Lusignan family to regain leadership of the kingdom indirectly through marriage.