[September 11] Melisende, queen of Jerusalem

Parents: Baldwin II, king of Jerusalem, and Morphia of Melitene
House: Rethel-Boulogne
Born: 1105
Spouse(s): Fulk V, count of Anjou & Maine
Predecessor: Baldwin II

Reign: 1131 – 1153

Date of Death: 11 September 1161

Successor: Baldwin III

Other Monarchs Who Died Today:

• Béla I, king of Hungary (1063)
• Go-Mizunoo, emperor of Japan (1680)
• Peter VII, patriarch of Alexandria (2004)