Emma of Jericho

Emma of Jericho (fl. 1116–1133) was a Frankish noblewoman from the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Her uncle, Arnulf of Chocques, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, gave her Jericho as dower when she married the powerful lord of Sidon and Caesarea, Eustace I Grenier. After Eustace's death in 1123, Emma administered Sidon and Caesarea on behalf of their sons, Eustace II and Walter I Grenier. In 1123 or 1124, she married Count Hugh II of Jaffa. The countess of Jaffa fades from history after 1133; the following year her son Walter accused her husband Hugh of treason, leading to King Fulk confiscating both Hugh's land and hers.

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