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		Queen Sibylla
Queen Sibylla (b.1160-d.1190) was Queen of Jerusalem from 1186-1190. Her reign followed in the tradition of her grandmother Melisende, the former Queen of Jerusalem, as an influential female ruler. Among the more interesting aspects of her queenship was her coronation in 1186 as sole ruler of Jerusalem. [Continued...] She died of disease while under siege at the Battle of Acre in 1190. Sibylla, Ex-Queen of Jerusalem, Letter to Frederick I, 1189- Hanover Historical Texts [Also available at the Medieval Sourcebooks Letters: The Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa-Scroll down]. Dr. E.L. Skip Knox The Kingdom of Jerusalem ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies Third Crusade- Crusades-Encyclopedia Queen Melisende- Crusades-Encyclopedia Primary Sources of the Third Crusade- Crusades-Encyclopedia (c) Andrew Holt, June 2005- Permission is granted for electronic copying and distribution in print for educational and personal use. No permission is granted for commercial use.