Editing John of Brienne (section)

=== Conflicts ===
Maria died shortly after giving birth to their daughter, [[Isabella II of Jerusalem|Isabella]], in late 1212.{{sfn|Runciman|1989|p=134}}{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=68}} Her death triggered a legal dispute, with [[John, Old Lord of Beirut|John of Ibelin]] (who administered Jerusalem before John's coronation) questioning the widowed king's right to rule.{{sfn|Runciman|1989|p=134}}{{sfn|Perry|2013|pp=68–70}} The king sent [[Raoul of Merencourt]], the [[bishop of Sidon]], to Rome for assistance from the [[Holy See]].{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=73}} Innocent III confirmed John as lawful ruler of the Holy Land in early 1213, urging the prelates to support him with ecclesiastical sanctions if needed.{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=74}} Most of the Jerusalemite lords remained loyal to the king, acknowledging his right to administer the kingdom on behalf of his infant daughter;{{sfn|Perry|2013|pp=70–71}} John of Ibelin left the Holy Land and settled in Cyprus.{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=70}}

The relationship between John of Brienne and [[Hugh I of Cyprus]] was tense.{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=77}} Hugh ordered the imprisonment of John's supporters in Cyprus, releasing them only at Innocent's command.{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=77}} During the [[War of the Antiochene Succession]] John sided with [[Bohemond IV of Antioch]] and the Templars against [[Raymond-Roupen of Antioch]] and [[Leo I, King of Armenia|Leo I of Armenia]], who were supported by Hugh and the Hospitallers.{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=77}} However, John sent only 50 knights to fight the Armenians in Antiochia in 1213.{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=78}} Leo I concluded a peace treaty with the Knights Templar late that year,{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=79}} and he and John reconciled.{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=79}} John married Leo's oldest daughter, [[Stephanie of Armenia|Stephanie]] (also known as Rita), in 1214{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=79}} and Stephanie received a dowry of 30,000 [[bezant]]s.{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=80}} Quarrels among John, Leo I, Hugh I and Bohemond IV are documented by Innocent III's letters urging them to reconcile their differences before the [[Fifth Crusade]] reached the Holy Land.{{sfn|Perry|2013|p=80}}