Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem

Melisende ( 1110 – 11 September 1161) was the queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1152. She was the first female ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the first woman to hold a public office in the crusader kingdom.

References

Other websites

 Letters from and to Queen Melisende
 Melisende, Queen of Melisende on the BBC's In Our Time

Category:1100s births
Category:1161 deaths
Category:Kings and Queens of Jerusalem