Seneschals
The office of seneschal in Jerusalem never achieved the prominence of its European counterparts but was important nonetheless. The seneschal administered the coronation ceremony, oversaw the Haute Cour in the king's absence, administered royal castles, and managed the royal finances and revenue. The seneschal's power was over only viscounts and not castellans, and the constable was still superior to the seneschal due in part to the kingdom's constant state of war. During coronations the seneschal would hold the royal sceptre and oversee the coronation feast.
The office was similar to, but not as developed as, the English office of the exchequer.
- Hugh of St. Omer (c. 1100–1104)
- Gervase (c. 1104)
- Hugo Chostard (c. 1112)
- Anscherius (c. 1122?)
- Isaac (c. 1149)
- John (c. 1151)
- Guy le François (c. 1164)
- Miles of Plancy (c. 1168–1174)
- Ralph (c. 1176)
- Joscelin III of Edessa (1176–1190)
- Obertus Nepos (1187–1192?)
- Ralph of Tiberias (1194–1220)
- Raymond of Gibelet (c. 1240)
- Baldwin of Ibelin (c. 1256)
- Geoffrey of Sargines (1254–1267?)
- Robert of Cresque (c. 1269)
- Jean I de Grailly (1272–1276)
- Eudes Pelechin (c. 1277)
- Philip of Ibelin (?-?)
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