Julian Grenier

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Julian (de) Grenier (died 1275) was the Count of Sidon from 1239 to 1260. He was the son and successor of Balian I and Margaret of Brienne. He did not exhibit the wisdom of his father in his dealings with the Saracens.

In 1260, he attacked the Mongols who took Damas, but they avenged themselves by ravaging the territory of Sidon. Julian, in response, sold the county to the Knights Templar. Ruined by the sale, he entered the order of the Temple himself.

In 1252, he married Euphemia, daughter of Hethum I of Armenia. Between 1256 and 1261, he carried on relationship with Plaisance of Antioch, widow of Henry I of Cyprus, and enraged the pope, who ordered him to marry her. It was not until 1263, that he separated from Euphemia. With his wife he had three children:

• Balian II, who died at Botron in 1277
• John, died in Armenia in 1289
• Margaret, married Guy II Embriaco

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• Setton, Kenneth M. (general editor) A History of the Crusades: Volume II — The Later Crusades, 1189 – 1311. Robert Lee Wolff and Harry W. Hazard, editors. University of Wisconsin Press: Miliwaukee, 1969.