Humphrey II of Toron

Humphrey II of Toron (* 1117; † April 22, 1179 in Castle Hunin, Galilee ) was lord of Toron, and constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

He was the son of Humphrey of Toron I., and was at his death, some time before 1140 Lord of Toron. He married his first wife, the daughter of Rainer Brus, lord of Banias. By this marriage Banias and Toron were combined. With her he had a son, Humphrey III. of Toron. In 1149 he was castellan of Hebron, Hebron as a domain of the royal family of Jerusalem. In 1153 he was constable, as Baldwin III. was after this confrontation with his mother Melisende autocrat.

Humphrey was defeated in 1157 by Nur ad -Din in Banias and then besieged in his castle until Baldwin III. the siege lifted. In the same year he sold the castle Chastel Neuf Banias including the Order of St. John ( Chastel Neuf was in 1167 by Nur ad -Din conquered ). Also in 1157, he helped the marriage of Baldwin III. and to convey Theodora, niece of the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus. He later married his second wife Philippa, sister of Bohemond III. of Antioch, which previously had an affair with the later Byzantine Emperor Andronikos I., Manuel's cousin had. The marriage with Philippa remained childless.

1173 lifted Humphrey Nur ad - Din's siege of Kerak in Oultrejordain on. 1176, reduced his influence at court, such as the influence of Agnes of Edessa rose, but he was constable. 1177, this loss was confirmed to influence than the rule Hebron built again and Raynald of Chatillon was given by Mr. Oultrejordain instead Humphrey who was there still Castellan. Humphrey was one of the supporters of Raymond III. IV of Tripoli, the regent for Baldwin: Raimund, Humphrey and others were the fraction of the old families in the royal court, the newcomers as Rainald and later faced Guy of Lusignan in opposition.

Humphrey was Chastel Neuf 1179 rebuild after it was destroyed in several sieges. In the same year he helped in arranging the ceasefire between the Hospitallers and the Knights Templar and accompanied Baldwin IV in a campaign against a small Muslim force at Banias, in which he saved Baldwin's life, but was himself so severely wounded that he soon afterwards died.

As his son, Humphrey III. , Had died before 1173, Toron fell IV to his grandson Humphrey, the son Humfrieds III. from his marriage to Stephanie of Milly.

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