Henry, Count of Champagne
الكندهري صاحب صور
594 AH
The Count of Champagne — nephew of both the French and English kings — took Tyre after the Marquis's killing and married the queen that very night though she was pregnant; ruling the coast after Richard's departure, a prudent and patient man who asked Saladin for a robe of honour, swearing he wore the qaba' and sharbush out of love for him though they were shameful in Frankish eyes — he wore them at Acre; died in 594 falling from a roof 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Overview
Al-Kindahari, that is Henry, Count of Champagne. Ibn al-Athir's account says that he was the nephew of the king of France on his father's side and the nephew of the king of England on his mother's side. 1
He became lord of Tyre after the killing of the Marquis in 588 AH, and married the queen on the night of his arrival, while she was pregnant. He ruled the Frankish lands of the coast after the king of England returned. Ibn al-Athir describes him as wise and very patient and tolerant. 1
He sent to Salah al-Din asking for a robe of honour, and said that wearing the qaba' and the shirbush was considered a fault among them, and that he would wear them out of love for him. Salah al-Din sent him a robe of honour, and he wore it at Acre. 1
He died in 594 AH, according to Ibn al-Athir, when he fell from a roof. 1
Connections
- Participated in
- Al-Adil takes Jaffa and the Franks take Beirut (593 AH)
People and things also explored
الملك العادل سيف الدين أبو بكر بن أيوب· Al-Adil takes Jaffa and the Franks take Beirut (593 AH)
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 214
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