Isabella II of Jerusalem

Isabella II
The death of Queen Isabella (From MS of William of Tyre's Historia and Old French Continuation, painted in Acre, 13C. Bib. Nat. Française)
Queen of Jerusalem
Reign1212 – 4 May 1228
Coronation1225
PredecessorMaria
SuccessorConrad II
Co-rulerJohn (1212–1225)[a]
Frederick (1225–1228)
Holy Roman Empress;
Queen consort of Sicily and Germany
Tenure1225 – 4 May 1228
Born1212
Died4 May 1228 (aged 15–16)
Andria, Kingdom of Sicily
Burial
SpouseFrederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
IssueConrad II of Jerusalem
HouseHouse of Brienne
FatherJohn of Brienne
MotherMaria, Queen of Jerusalem

Isabella II (1212 – 4 May 1228), sometimes erroneously called Yolanda,[2] was Queen of Jerusalem from 1212 to 1228. She was the daughter of Queen Maria of Jerusalem and her husband, John of Brienne. By marriage to Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Isabella also became Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Sicily and Germany.

  1. ^ Perry, Guy (17 October 2013). John of Brienne: King of Jerusalem, Emperor of Constantinople, c.1175–1237. Cambridge University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-107-51320-4.
  2. ^ Guy Perry, "Isabella II or Yolanda? The Name of the Queen of Jerusalem and Spouse of the Emperor Frederick II", Medieval Prosopography 30 (2015): 73–86. JSTOR 44946925


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