Walter I Grenier

Walter I Grenier , or Walter of Caesarea (died 1154), was the Lord of Caesarea in the Kingdom of Jerusalem , succeeding his father Eustace (died 1123). He was the twin brother of Eustace II, Lord of Sidon . According to William of Tyre , Walter was "of fine appearance and famous for his strength." His mother Emelota remarried Hugh II of Le Puiset , a cousin of Queen Melisende , whose relationship with the queen was suspected of being "too familiar." Walter, prompted by Melisende's husband King Fulk , accused his stepfather of treason before the Haute Cour . Hugh denied the charge and it was decreed that the dispute should be settled by judicial combat , but Hugh did not show up on the appointed day; instead, he allied with the Muslim garrison at Ascalon and led a rebellion against Fulk. He was later sentenced to exile. In 1148 Walter was present at the Council of Acre , where the nobility of Jerusalem met Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany and other European magnates who had arrived on the Second Crusade . Walter married a woman named Juliane, and was succeeded by his son Hugh as lord of Caesarea.

Walter I Grenier (or Walter of Caesarea ) (died 1154) was the Lord of Caesarea in the Kingdom of Jerusalem , succeeding his father Eustace (died 1123). He was the twin brother of Gerard Grenier , Lord of Sidon (sometimes known as Eustace II). According to William of Tyre , Walter was "of fine appearance and famous for his strength." His mother Emelota remarried Hugh II of Le Puiset , a cousin of Queen Melisende , whose relationship with the queen was suspected of being "too familiar." Walter, prompted by Melisende's husband King Fulk , accused his stepfather of treason before the Haute Cour . Hugh denied the charge and it was decreed that the dispute should be settled by judicial combat , but Hugh did not show up on the appointed day; instead, he allied with the Muslim garrison at Ascalon and led a rebellion against Fulk. He was later sentenced to exile. In 1148 Walter was present at the Council of Acre , where the nobility of Jerusalem met Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany and other European magnates who had arrived on the Second Crusade . Walter married a woman named Juliane, and was succeeded by his son Hugh as lord of Caesarea.

Walter I Grenier (or Walter of Caesarea ) (died 1154) was the Lord of Caesarea in the Kingdom of Jerusalem , succeeding his father Eustace (died 1123). He was the twin brother of Gerard Grenier , Lord of Sidon (sometimes known as Eustace II). He was a member of the House of Grenier . According to William of Tyre , Walter was "of fine appearance and famous for his strength." His mother Emelota remarried Hugh II of Le Puiset , a cousin of Queen Melisende , whose relationship with the queen was suspected of being "too familiar." Walter, prompted by Melisende's husband King Fulk , accused his stepfather of treason before the Haute Cour . Hugh denied the charge and it was decreed that the dispute should be settled by judicial combat , but Hugh did not show up on the appointed day; instead, he allied with the Muslim garrison at Ascalon and led a rebellion against Fulk. He was later sentenced to exile. In 1148 Walter was present at the Council of Acre , where the nobility of Jerusalem met Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany and other European magnates who had arrived on the Second Crusade . Walter married a woman named Juliane, and was succeeded by his son Hugh as lord of Caesarea.

Lord of Caesarea, Kingdom of Jerusalem "Walter of Caesarea" redirects here. Walter I , of the House of Grenier , was the lord of Caesarea in the Kingdom of Jerusalem from the 1120s until his death in the early 1150s. He clashed with his stepfather, Count Hugh II of Jaffa , over the lordship of Sidon , leading to a dramatic public accusation that Hugh intended to assassinate King Fulk . Walter in the end never received Sidon and spent his last years heavily indebted and marginalized.