of Humphrey III. occupied by Muslims from 1239 until 1241 Philip of Montfort (1241– before 1257) John of Montfort (before 1257–1283), Lord of Tyre. It was lost again in 1266 Humphrey of Montfort (1283–1284), Lord of Beirut, Lord of Tyre Amaury of Montfort (1284–1304) Rupen of Montfort (1304–1313), Lord of Beirut Humphrey of Montfort (d. 1326), constable of Cyprus, titular lord of Beirut Eschiva of Montfort (d. bef 1350), wife of Peter I of Cyprus titular lord of Beirut Toron had two vassals of its own, the Lordship of Chastel Neuf and the Lordship of Maron. Chastel Neuf was built by Hugh of Falkenberg around 1105 but was later given to the Hospitallers, until it fell to Nur ad-Din in 1167. Maron was given in 1229 to the Teutonic Knights in exchange for their claims on Toron. The castle The castle of Toron occupies a steep hill, in fact a Bronze Age tell, north to the village of Tibnin, at a height of above sea level. It is oval in shape with its outline following the contours of the tell. It once had twelve rectangular towers with one of them - to the south - having been the donjon. The castle, razed in 1266 by the Mamluks was rebuilt 500 years later in the mid-18th century by the Shiite sheikh Nasif al-Nassar during his struggle against the Ottoman rule. He used the ruins of the medieval walls as a basis for his rebuilding campaign and thus the castle today mainly appears as an Ottoman construction. The castle was then used as the home and base of the House of El-Assaad, the family of Nasif. In 1881 it was noted that it was the residence of the local Governor, and that about twenty Muslims lived there. See also Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem References Bibliography External links Article and panorama images at 360 degrees Castles and fortifications of the Kingdom of Jerusalem Archaeological sites in Lebanon Medieval Lebanon Castles in Lebanon Lordships of the Crusader states Castles and fortifications of the Knights Hospitaller Principality of Galilee Castles of the Teutonic Knights