Balian of Beirut [SEP] mother
Balian of Beirut
Balian of Beirut (died 1247) was the Lord of Beirut, the second of his family, from 1236, and a son of the famous "Old Lord" John of Ibelin, by his second wife Melisende of Arsuf. From his father he assumed the leadership of the nobility in the War of the Lombards, fought against the agents of the Emperor Frederick II. 
He was a warrior from an early age. At the Battle of Agridi in 1232, though he was supposed to be in
Balian of Ibelin (disambiguation)
Balian of Ibelin (c. 1143–1193), was a crusader noble of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century.
Balian of Ibelin may also refer to:
- Balian of Beirut (died 1247), the Lord of Beirut from 1236 to 1247
- Balian of Arsuf (1239–1277), the Lord of Arsuf from 1258 until the early 1260s (probably 1261)
- Balian of Ibelin (1240–1302), seneschal of Cyprus
- Balian II of Ibelin, Prince of