Joscelin II (1113–1159)
Born 1113 CE, died 1159 CE.
Joscelin II or Joscelyn II, sometimes known as Joscelin the Younger and Joscelin of Courtenay (French: Jocelyn or Josselin; c. 1113 – May 1159) was the fourth and last ruling count of Edessa. He succeeded his father, Joscelin I, after the latter died from wounds sustained in battle. He initially supported Princess Alice of Antioch for the regency over her daughter, Constance, as part of his opposition to King Fulk of Jerusalem. Relations with Fulk were restored after Joscelin's allies were defeated at Chastel Rouge. Joscelin and Fulk won the Battle of Qinnasrin in 1133, and Joscelin competed with the Zengids in the early 1130s. Byzantine emperor John II Komnenos intervened in the northern Crusader states starting from 1137, extracting the fealty of Joscelin, Raymond of Poitiers, and Raymond II of Tripoli. Joscelin and Raymond of Poitiers refused to cooperate during John's campaign against the fortress of Shaizar in 1138, leading to its ultimate failure. Joscelin continued to undermine Raymond, but Raymond achieved overlordship over Joscelin in 1140.
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