Pons of Tripoli
Pons von Tripoli (also Pontius or Poncius , * around 1098 , † 1137 ) was the son of Bertrand von Toulouse , Count of Tripoli , and was his successor in 1112.
During the First Crusade , the Normans and the Provencals fought with each other for supremacy in the Holy Land , a dispute that Pons broke in 1115 through his marriage to Cecilia of France, the widow of Tankred , Prince of Galilee and regent of Antioch , and daughter of the king Philip I of France , healed.
In 1118 he allied himself with Baldwin II , the new king of Jerusalem . In 1119 they both marched north to help Roger of Salerno against the Ilghazi invasion . However, Roger did not wait for them and suffered a definite defeat in the Battle of Ager Sanguinis . Baldwin II himself was later captured.
In 1124, after Baldwin's release, he helped him conquer Tire , one of the last coastal cities to remain in the hands of the Muslims . In 1125 he was there at the victory of the Crusaders in the Battle of Azaz . In 1131 he got into a dispute with King Fulko , who had ascended the throne in the same year, and was defeated in the Battle of Rugia .
In 1137 the county of Tripoli was invaded by the Sultan of Damascus . Pons was defeated in a battle near his castle Mons Peregrinus and was killed while fleeing. His successor was his son Raimund II.
progeny
With Cecilia of France he had three children:
- Raimund II (around 1115 - 1152), Count of Tripoli
- Agnes (* around 1112, † around 1183), ∞ Reinald II. Mansoer von Margat
- Philipp (* before 1126, † after 1142)
Web links
- Pons at medieval-genealogie.de
- Pons de Toulouse at fmg.ac (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Bertrand |
Count of Tripoli 1112–1137 |
Raymond II. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pons of Tripoli |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pontius of Tripoli, Pons of Toulouse |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Tripoli |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1098 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1137 |