Odo of Saint-Omer
Odo von Saint-Omer (also Otto or Oste , * after 1138, † around 1218) was constable of Tripoli and Lord of Gogulat in the Kingdom of Lesser Armenia .
He is a younger son of Walter von Saint-Omer , Prince of Galilee and his wife Eschiva von Bures . As such he was also called Odo of Tiberias .
His older brothers Hugo II and Rudolf had inherited the paternal prince title. Odo was to 1194-1196, as before his brother William , constable of Tripoli .
In December 1199 at the latest, he went to Cilicia, where he entered the service of King Leo I of Armenia , from whom he received the rule of Gogulat, which he still held in 1218. From Gogulat he controlled the strategically important entrance to the Cilician Gate .
He married Fenie (Euphemia), daughter of Rainald Garnier , Count of Sidon. He had two children with her:
- Odo († young)
- Eschiva, ∞ Amalrich von Rivet, son of Jacob von Rivet and Isabella von Soissons.
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Reginald Lane Poole, John Goronwy Edwards: The English historical review. Volume 27. Longman, 1912. p. 454.
- ↑ See Steven Runciman : History of the Crusades. CH Beck, Munich 1978, p. 913.
Web links
- Odo at fmg.ac
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Odo of Saint-Omer |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Odo of Tiberias; Odo Falkenberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Constable of Tripoli, Lord of Gogulate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | after 1138 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1218 |