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Lordship of Oultrejordain
1118–1187
The Lordship of Oultrejordain at its greatest extent. Boundaries approximate.
The Lordship of Oultrejordain at its greatest extent. Boundaries approximate.
StatusVassal of Kingdom of Jerusalem
CapitalMontreal (1115 to 1140s)
Kerak (1140s to 1188)
Common languagesLatin, Old French, Italian (also Arabic and Greek)
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Greek Orthodoxy, Syriac Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism
GovernmentFeudal monarchy
Lord 
• 1118–1126
Roman of Le Puy
• 1126–1147
Pagan the Butler
• 1148–c.1160
Maurice of Montreal
• 1161–1168
Philip of Milly
• 1168–1173
Humphrey III of Toron (through marriage to Stephanie of Milly)
• 1173–1174
Miles of Plancy (through marriage to Stephanie of Milly)
• 1177–1187
Raynald of Châtillon (through marriage to Stephanie of Milly)
Historical eraHigh Middle Ages
• First Crusade
1118
• Conquered by Saladin
1187
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Oultrejordain Fatimid Caliphate
Ayyubid dynasty Oultrejordain
Today part ofIsrael
Jordan
Palestine

The Lordship of Oultrejordain or Oultrejourdain (Old French for "beyond the Jordan", also called Lordship of Montreal) was the name used during the Crusades for an extensive and partly undefined region to the east of the Jordan River, an area known in ancient times as Edom and Moab. It was also referred to as Transjordan.

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Oultrejordain

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The Lordship of Oultrejordain or Oultrejourdain (Old French for "beyond the Jordan", also called Lordship of Montreal) was the name used during the Crusades...

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Stephanie of Milly

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Stephanie of Milly (born c. 1145/1155 – c. 1197) was the lady of Oultrejordain in 1169–1197 and an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. She...

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Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

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Ascalon, the prince of Galilee, the lord of Sidon, and the lord of Oultrejordain. There were also a number of independent seigneuries, and some land...

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Philip of Milly

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Ford. Philip exchanged the lordship of Nablus with Baldwin III for Oultrejordain on 31 July 1161. For Melisende was dying, the agreement was confirmed...

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Transjordan

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refer to: Transjordan (region), an area to the east of the Jordan River Oultrejordain, a Crusader lordship (1118–1187), also called Transjordan Emirate of...

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Battle of Montgisard

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exaggerated". Accompanying Baldwin was Raynald de Châtillon, Lord of Oultrejordain, who had just been released from captivity in Aleppo in 1176. Raynald...

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Jordan

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millennium, a lordship was established in the area under the name of Oultrejordain. The oldest known evidence of hominid habitation in Jordan dates back...

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Humphrey IV of Toron

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of Jerusalem. His mother offered the surrender of the fortresses of Oultrejordain to Saladin in exchange for Humphrey's release. Although the garrisons...

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Kerak Castle

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referred to as Krak of the Desert. Pagan the Butler was also Lord of Oultrejordain and Kerak Castle became the centre of his power, replacing the weaker...

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Balian of Ibelin

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borders of the kingdom after Guy's ally Raynald of Châtillon, Lord of Oultrejordain, had attacked a Muslim caravan. Saladin was allied with the garrison...

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Baldwin IV of Jerusalem

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was successful, Baldwin consented to his marriage with the lady of Oultrejordain, Stephanie of Milly. In April 1177 William of Monferrat fell sick with...

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Miles of Plancy

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King Almaric I, who was Seneschal of Jeruslaem and ruled as Lord of Oultrejordain from 1173 until his death in 1174. He was born in Plancy-l'Abbaye, Champagne...

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Tayma

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summer of 1181, Raynald of Châtillon, Prince of Antioch and Lord of Oultrejordain, attacked a Muslim caravan near Tayma during a raid of the Red Sea area...

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Siege of Kerak

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the siege. Kerak was the stronghold of Raynald of Châtillon, Lord of Oultrejordain, 124 km south of Amman. The fortress was built in 1142 by Pagan the...

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Baldwin I of Jerusalem

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against Edessa and Antioch in the early 1110s. He erected fortresses in Oultrejordain—the territory to the east of the Jordan River—to control the caravan...

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Stephanie

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daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile Stephanie of Milly, Lady of Oultrejordain (died 1197), an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem Stephanie...

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Petra

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formed the second fief of the barony of Al Karak (in the lordship of Oultrejordain) with the title Château de la Valée de Moyse or Sela. It remained in...

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Kingdom of Jerusalem

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could not conquer directly. After Baldwin I extended his rule over Oultrejordain, Jerusalem gained revenue from the taxation of Muslim caravans passing...

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Pagan the Butler

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the Butler (Latin: Paganus Pincerna; died around 1149) was lord of Oultrejordain in the Kingdom of Jerusalem from around 1126. He was first mentioned...

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Emirate of Transjordan

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was finally admitted to membership on 14 December 1955. Jordan portal Oultrejordain Transjordan (region) Klieman writes: "Accordingly, Churchill cabled...

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Wadi Musa

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Hor. During the Crusader period, the area was part of the Lordship of Oultrejordain and was defended by the castle, li Vaux Moysi. During the Arab Revolt...

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Amman

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Ahamant, which is seen to refer to Amman, as part of the lordship of Oultrejordain. In 1166 Philip joined the military order of the Knights Templar, passing...

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Humphrey II of Toron

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children. In 1173 Humphrey relieved Nur ad-Din's siege of Kerak in Oultrejordain. In 1176 his importance at the royal court was somewhat lessened due...

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Saladin

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retribution on Raynald, so he twice besieged Kerak, Raynald's fortress in Oultrejordain. The first time was in 1183, following his unsuccessful campaign into...

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Crusader raids on the Red Sea

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In 1182, Raynald of Châtillon, the Crusader Lord of Oultrejordain, launched a squadron of ships on the Red Sea in order to conduct raids on Muslim Red...

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