Serious big brain/heart energy.
That’s fucking hilarious, I want to know more
Unfortunately, Guy de Lusignan was a bit of a twit, and the Frankish nobility were right to not want him on the throne. He got into a quarrel with the legendary Saladin (not as legendary at the time, but having just fucking united a vast empire taking up much of Turkish-occupied Anatolia and the Arab world, making him a bit of a threatening opponent for a little crusader-state to be picking fights with) and ended up losing everything in the process, including Jerusalem itself, to Saladin, kicking off the (largely unsuccessful, though very eventful) Third Crusade.
Third Crusade
Pippin would be proud.
We’ve already had two crusades, yes.
“You’re not that Guy”
“I am that Guy”
- AmosAnd then Saladin dismantled the outremer. A happy ending if there ever was one
Good good, now add the link so I can read the whole article
I don’t get it. If she was married before, wasn’t this guy Guy a king already?
No, her son Baldwin V was king. Guy was Baldwin V’s stepfather. Baldwin V died in childhood which made Sibylla the Queen, and her husband was temporarily the King-Consort or Prince-Consort or whatever the appropriate term was for a Queen’s husband at the time.
But in this particular time and place, the Queen’s husband typically became King at coronation and assumed the role of monarch in her place. This is what everyone expected to happen. All the vassals hated Guy and wanted her to pick someone else.
Sibylla no, she will not let him go
Let him goooo
Sibylla, she will not let him go
Let him go-o-o-o-o
She will not let him gooooooooo
A classic loophole!
Guy bringing the strong D game.
The 2005 Kingdom of Heaven movie really did Guy and Sibylla dirty. I’m fairly sure the history was especially distorted because the writer and director were atheists and clung too tightly to a “religious tolerance is ideal” message, even at the expense of accurately portraying the actions of the actual historical figures.
You’re right, they should have made it more clear the crusaders were all evil and deserved worse.
Guy was exiled to Outremer in the first place for trying to kidnap Eleanor of Aquitaine btw.
Guy was exiled to Outremer in the first place for trying to kidnap Eleanor of Aquitaine btw.
Guy was not exiled for kidnapping or attempting to kidnap Eleanor of Aquitaine.
