Bohemond IV (Tripoli)

Bohemond VII (* 1261 ; † October 19, 1287 ) was titular prince of Antioch from 1275 to 1287, although his father had lost the principality of Antioch in 1268 . As Bohemond IV he was also Count of Tripoli .

He was the son of Bohemond VI. of Antioch / Bohemond III. of Tripoli , who died in 1275, and his wife Sibylle of Lesser Armenia . Since Bohemond VII was still a minor in 1275, Sibylle acted as regent for him, although the reign was unsuccessfully claimed by Hugo I of Jerusalem , Bohemond's closest male relative.

At that time Tripoli was a weak state, whose government was split into several factions. From 1277 to 1282, Bohemond waged war with the Knights Templar , in 1277 he made peace with Qalawun , the successor to the Mameluke sultan Baibars (who had died shortly before in the same year), and Venice , which he exempted from port fees. In 1282 he defeated the Genoese lord of Djubail , Guido II. Embriaco , who had rebelled since 1256, by stabbing him in his own castle.

Bohemond married Margarete von Akkon († 1328), daughter of Ludwig von Brienne , Vice Count of Beaumont, around 1278 , but remained childless. After his death, his mother Sibylla claimed the rule for herself, but was rejected by the Italian traders, who set up their own administration. Bohemond's sister Lucia came a little later from Europe and took over the county.

literature

• Steven Runciman : History of the Crusades . CH Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-423-30175-9 .

Web links

• Bohemond of Antioch at fmg.ac

predecessor	Office	successor
Bohemond III.	Count of Tripoli 1275–1287	Lucia