Maria of Montferrat

Maria
Coronation of Maria and John, 13th-century miniature
Queen of Jerusalem
with John (1210–1212)
ReignApril 1205 – 1212
Coronation3 October 1210, Tyre
PredecessorIsabella I
SuccessorIsabella II
Born1192
Tyre, Kingdom of Jerusalem
Died1212 (aged 19–20)
Spouse
(m. 1210)
IssueIsabella II of Jerusalem
HouseAleramici
FatherConrad of Montferrat
MotherIsabella I of Jerusalem

Maria of Montferrat (1192–1212) was the queen of Jerusalem from 1205 until her death. Her parents were Isabella I and her second husband, Conrad of Montferrat. Maria succeeded her mother under the regency of her half-uncle John of Ibelin. After him the kingdom was ruled on Maria's behalf by her husband, John of Brienne, whom she married in 1210. She died giving birth to her successor, Isabella II.


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