Officers of The Kingdom of Jerusalem - Constables

Constables

The constable commanded the army, paid mercenaries and judged legal cases pertaining to the military. He was the most important officer in the kingdom, due to the almost constant state of warfare that existed between the Christian and Muslim states. The constable was officially the second-in-command of the army, in which he exercised police authority and commanded a division twice as large as all others. In addition, constables also determined the boundaries and borders of the kingdom. During the coronation the constable would hold the king's horse.

  • Simon (1108–1115)
  • Hugh Caulis (c. 1120)
  • Eustace Grenier (c. 1123-1123)
  • William I of Bures (1123–1141?)
  • Manasses of Hierges (1144–1151)
  • Humphrey II of Toron (1152–1179)
  • Amalric of Lusignan (1179–1194)
  • John of Ibelin (1194–1205)
  • Walter of Montbéliard (1206–1211)
  • Odo of Montbéliard (1220–1244)
  • Philip of Montfort (c. 1244)
  • John of Ibelin (1251–1258)
  • William of Botron (1258–1262)
  • Balian of Arsuf (1268–1277)
  • Richard of Neublans (c. 1277)
  • Simon of Montolif (c. 1284?)
  • Baldwin of Ibelin (c. 1286)
  • Amalric of Lusignan (1285–1300)
  • Philip of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (c. 1359?)
  • Peter of Lusignan (c. 1415?)

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