Melisende of Jerusalem was one of those rare characters in history - a Queen Regnant. She ruled the Kingdom of Jerusalem for over 20 years, and somehow managed to hold it together in the face of enormous opposition.
Sources/Further Reading
Pangonis, Katherine: Queens of Jerusalem- The Women Who Dared To Rule
Montefiore, Simon Sebastian: Jerusalem - The Biography
Jones, Dan: Crusaders- An Epic War for the History of the Holy Lands
Wikipedia
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
