Hugh II of Jaffa

According to William of Tyre, his father had come to Jerusalem on a pilgrimage during the reign of Baldwin II, and Hugh was born in Apulia during the journey.

When Hugh II came of age, he arrived in Jerusalem to claim his inheritance, and married Emelota (or Emma), niece of Patriarch Arnulf of Chocques.

Hugh's rear-vassals, including Baldwin of Ramla and Barisan, constable of Jaffa, deserted him and "wisely betook themselves to the king."

Since the regular process of law was needless, therefore, the king ordered a sentence commensurate with his guilt to be pronounced upon the man.

On the contrary, he declared that he had ventured to do the deed on his own initiative in the hope of gaining the king's favor.Nevertheless, Fulk no longer had the support of the public in the dispute.

Whether or not Fulk hired the Breton knight, he has been suspected, by Hans Mayer and other historians, of inciting Hugh to revolt so that he might take personal control of Jaffa.

Because Hugh died before his three years of exile were over, his territories were confiscated and added to the royal domain, where they remained for the rest of the 12th century.

According to William of Tyre, "from that day forward, the king became so uxorious that...not even in unimportant cases did he take any measures without her knowledge and assistance."