Philip of Antioch
Philip of Antioch (also Philip of Tripoli ; † 1226 in prison in Sis ) from the Ramnulfiden family was king of Armenia from 1222 to 1224 as the husband of Queen Isabella (Zabel) , the daughter of King Leo II of the Rubenids family .
He was a son of Bohemond IV , Prince of Antioch and the Plaisance Embriaco of Gibelet . In January 1222 he married Isabella, who was about ten years old and had been Queen of Armenia since 1219, and was crowned king in June 1222 by virtue of her right .
Philip had sworn to respect the customs of the Armenian Church , but remained Catholic, refused to grow a beard, tried to replace Armenian barons with Frankish ones and plundered the kingdom in favor of the Franks. He is even said to have sent the furnishings of the palace and the royal crown to Antioch . After three years of reign, he was captured by the barons in late 1224. According to one source, the followers of the Hethumid Constantine of Lambron disguised themselves as hunters who supposedly had to deliver a message and so penetrated his bedroom at night and kidnapped him despite the protests of his wife. He was imprisoned in Sis, a source of constant contention with Antioch until he died of poison in 1226.
Isabella was married in May or June of the same year to Constantine's son Hethum , who became the founder of the royal dynasty of the Hethumids.
literature
- Steven Runciman : History of the Crusades . Munich 2001, ISBN 3-423-30175-9 .
Web links
- Philippe of Antioch at fmg.ac (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella |
King of Lesser Armenia (de iure uxoris ) 1222–1226 |
Hethum I. (de iure uxoris) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Philip of Antioch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Philip of Tripoli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Armenia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1226 |
| Place of death | Sis |