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He was a warrior and a diplomat both..

Barisan (Puiset) Ibelin (abt. 1095 - abt.

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He was a warrior and a diplomat both.

This is the first book of a three-part biography of the historical Balian d'Ibelin.

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Barisan(Balian I)Ibelin formerly Puiset aka de Puiset, de Ramla

Born about in Pisa, Italia[uncertain]

Ancestors

Son of Hugues I (Breteuil) Puiset and Adele (Montlhéry) de Puiset

Brother of Ebrard (Puiset) du Puiset and Hugues (Puiset) Jaffa

Descendants

Father of Ermengarde (Ibelin) Bures, Hugues (Ibelin) Ramla, Balian (Ibelin) Naplouse, Stéphanie Ibelin and Baudouin (Ibelin) Ramla

Died about at about age 56in Ramla, Jaffa, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem

Problems/Questions

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Biography

Barisan or Balian I was the founder of the Ibelin family, influential in Palestine during the Crusades, but his origins are unclear.

It seems unlikely he is a brother of Guillaume, Vicomte de Chartres as stated in the Lignages d'Outremer, and more likely he was Italian rather than French, perhaps from Pisa. Another theory is that he is Norman w