Beatrice Brisebarre (fl. 1167) was the lady of Transjordan in the Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 1160s. She was the only child of Walter III Brisebarre and Helena of Milly. [1] Her parents inherited the lordship of Transjordan in 1166 from her maternal grandfather, Philip of Milly, [2] after her father renounced his lordship of Beirut. [1] Beatrice's mother had died by 18 November 1167, when Walter issued a grant to the Order of Saint Lazarus for the repose of her soul. [1] [3] This grant, which mentions Beatrice's consent, is the only appearance of Beatrice in historical record. [3] Transjordan passed to Beatrice upon Helena's death. Walter continued to rule the lordship but only as bailli in Beatrice's name. [3] [1] The historian Bernard Hamilton presumes that such an arrangement would have lasted until Beatrice married. [1]
Transjordan was invaded three times in the early 1170s. The Damascene ruler Nur ad-Din laid a siege to Kerak Castle in early 1170, [4] which was relieved by Beatrice's maternal grandfather, Philip, and uncle Humphrey III of Toron. [5] The Egyptian ruler Saladin unsuccessfully besieged Montreal in 1171 and possibly Kerak in 1173. [6] It is not known who ruled the lordship of Transjordan at the time of these attacks. [3] Because she is not mentioned in sources after 1167, Hamilton says that "it must be assumed" that Beatrice died in childhood. [7] The date of her death is not recorded: it was between 18 November 1167 and 24 February 1174, when her father appears in a charter without the title of lord of Transjordan. [3] [8] The fief passed from Beatrice to her maternal aunt, Stephanie of Milly. [8]