George of Antioch
George of Antioch (* between 1080 and 1090 probably in Antioch ; † between April and August 1151 ) was a military leader and high court official under Roger II of Sicily.
Life
He grew up in what is now Tunisia , but later fled to Sicily , where he found employment with the local Count Roger II. After the death of Christodulos he became the leading employee of Rogers II as Ammiratus and was given the title ammiratus ammiratorum or archon tōn archontōn . In 1143 he donated the church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio in Palermo for the "memoria" of his family. As early as 1127 he founded the Greek monastery of S. Michele in Mazara . The Ponte dell'Ammiraglio in Palermo was built in 1132 on his behalf. In 1147 he began a raid and conquest through the Mediterranean, during which he conquered Corfu , Mahdia , Sfax and Soussa and besieged Constantinople in 1149 .
literature
- Léon-Robert Ménager: Amiratus - Άμηρᾶς. L'Émirat et les Origines de l'Amirauté (XIe - XIIIe siècles) , Paris 1960, pp. 44-54 and more often.
- Salvatore Fodale: George of Antioch . In: Lexikon des Mittelalters 4, 1989, Sp. 1279f.
- Fulvio delle Donne: Giorgio d'Antiochia. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 55: Ginammi – Giovanni da Crema. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2000.
- Byzantino Sicula V: Giorgio di Antiochia. L'arte della politica in Sicilia nel XII secolo tra Bisanzio e l'Islam. Atti del Convegno Internazionale (Palermo, April 19-20, 2007), a cura di Mario Re e Cristina Rognoni. Palermo 2009 (Istituto Siciliano di Studi bizantini e neoellenici "Bruno Lavagnini". Quaderni 17) ISBN 978-88-904623-0-6 ; ISSN 0075-1545
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | George of Antioch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Georgios |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Court official Rogers II of Sicily |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antioch |
| DATE OF DEATH | between April 1151 and August 1151 |