Dance of the Princesses.

In the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, the thrown passed through the female line for four generations in a row. First Sybilla in 1180, then her sister Isabella, her daughter Maria and her daughter Isabella II (Yolanda). Could a male heir have made a difference in the stability and longevity of the kingdom? Especially since Maria had married John of Brienne with the hope that a new dynasty would become established.
 
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