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3 unusual facts about Morphia of Melitene


Ioveta of Bethany

Ioveta (c. 1120-c. 1170s) was the fourth and youngest daughter of King Baldwin II and Morphia of Melitene.

Morphia of Melitene

According to the Melisende Psalter, Morphia died on October 1, but the year is unknown; it was either 1126 or 1127, more likely 1126.

Art from the kingdom, such as the Melisende Psalter, often shows a mixture of eastern and western styles, just as the western crusaders had begun to accustom themselves to eastern culture.



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