Officials of the Principality of Antioch

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In the Principality of Antioch , as in the Kingdom of Jerusalem , the following important court offices existed : the constable , the marshal , the seneschal , the chamberlain , the chancellor , the cupbearer , the vice-count and the castellan .

The following list of officials of the Principality of Antioch is not complete, especially since the names and dates of the officials are partly unknown. The given year numbers indicate the period in which the respective person is documented in this office.

Constable

The constable commanded the army, paid mercenaries and judged legal cases involving the military. He was the most important official in an empire that was almost constantly at war.

Marshal

The marshal was subordinate to the constable. He took on tasks in the organization of the army and looked after the army's horses (the stables ). The office was of little importance.

  • Raimund (1140)
  • Guarin Malmuz (1140–1160)
  • Wilhelm Tirel (1149–1169)
  • Wilhelm de Cava (1175-1186)
  • Bartholomäus Tirel (1186–1191)
  • Hugo Flauncurt (1193-1200)
  • Thomas (1200-1231)
  • Bartholomäus Tirel (1262)

Seneschal

The seneschal supervised the princely castles and organized the princely finances. He also collected the princely taxes.

Chamberlain

The chamberlain was responsible for the household of the prince and his servants, and had other honorable duties, such as taking vows.

  • Trigaud (1138)
  • Basil (1140)
  • Peter (1151–1172)
  • William (1163)
  • Oliver (1179-1190)
  • Simon Burgevin (1195)
  • Simon (1215-1216)
  • Raimund von Gibelet (after 1238)

Cupbearer

The cupbearer was responsible for supplying the farm with wine and for the vineyards.

  • Martin von Margat (1140–1144)
  • Peter Salvarici (1149)
  • William of Moci (1169)
  • Paganus (1210)
  • Julien le Jaune (1216)

Chancellor

The Chancellor was in charge of the Principality's authority, which kept and archived the correspondence and was responsible for notarization. Chancellors were often clerics .

  • Walter the Chancellor (1114–1122)
  • Radulf (1127)
  • Franco (1133-1135)
  • Odo (1140-1143)
  • Johann (1149)
  • Walter (1154)
  • Gottfried (1154–1155)
  • Burkhard (1155)
  • Bernhard (1163–1170)
  • Wilhelm (1172)
  • Johann (1177–1183), Bishop of Tripoli
  • Albert (1186–1200), Archbishop of Tarsus
  • Johann von Corbonio (1203–1205), perhaps also constable and chancellor of Tripoli
  • Jordan (1215-1216)
  • Johann (before 1225), perhaps identical to Johann von Corbonio
  • Gottfried (1241), Bishop of Tiberias
  • Wilhelm (1262)

Vice Count

The vice count took on the tasks of jurisdiction, administration and economic use of the entire princely domain.

  • Thorold (1101-1112)
  • Wilhelm (1127)
  • Thomas (1134–1135)
  • Gottfried (1140) son of Raimbaud
  • Thomas (1140–1144)
  • Peter (1149), perhaps identical to Peter de Melfa
  • Bonet (before 1154)
  • Vassilius (1166)
  • Peter of Melfa (1167–1174)

castellan

The castellan was responsible for the administration of the city walls and citadel of Antioch .

  • Peter Armoini (1140)
  • Payen de Castellut (1167)
  • Radulf de la Riviera (1190)

See also

Literature and web links

  • John L. La Monte: Feudal Monarchy in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem 1100 to 1291. Medieval Academy of America, 1932.
  • Andrew D. Buck: The Principality of Antioch and Its Frontiers in the Twelfth Century. Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2017, ISBN 1783271736 , p. 123 ff.
  • Thomas S. Asbridge: The Creation of the Principality of Antioch, 1098-1130. Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2000, ISBN 0851156614 , p. 181 ff.
  • Charles du Fresne du Cange : Les familles d'outre-mer. Imprimerie impériale, Paris 1869, p. 649 ff.
  • fmg.ac