Career
Helvis" mother was the widow of Amalric I of Jerusalem, which made Helvis a half-sister of Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem. Helvis was one of four siblings: although their order of birth is uncertain, the manuscripts of the Lignages d"Outremer suggest she was the elder daughter, and possibly the eldest child. Helvis" siblings were John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut, Margaret of Ibelin, and Philip of Ibelin, Regent of Cyprus.
Her father Balian remained in Jerusalem and negotiated its surrender to Saladin, but joined his family in Tripoli afterward.
They then went to Tyre, where they formed the strongest support for Conrad of Montferrat, who married Helvis"s half-sister Queen Isabella in November 1190. First Marriage Second Marriage.
