Wilhelm I. Embriaco
Wilhelm I. Embriaco († between 1118 and 1127) was a Genoese admiral .
He came from a family of vice counts Embriaco from Genoa, and had taken part in the storming of Jerusalem during the First Crusade in 1099 . Between 1102 and 1110 Wilhelm is mentioned as consul of Genoa. 1103/04 he was the commander of a Genoese fleet and supported the crusader Raimund von St.-Gilles in the conquest of the outskirts of Tripoli , in particular in the conquest of Gibelet . In return, the Genoese received a third of gibelets.
In 1108 Wilhelm's son Hugo Embriaco came to Outremer together with his son Raimunds von St.-Gilles, Bertrand . In 1109, shortly before the conquest of Tripoli , Bertrand von St.-Gilles finally transferred all of Gibelet to Genoa. Wilhelm returned to Genoa and his son Hugo was appointed lord of Gibelet. Formally, Hugo was initially a Genoese governor, but he and his descendants succeeded in securing Gibelet as a hereditary fiefdom for his Embriaco family.
Individual evidence
- ↑ See LT Belgrano: Annali Genovesi di Caffaro e de 'suoi continuatori. Volume 1, 1891, pp. 13/15.
Web links
- Hugues (I) Embriaco at fmg.ac (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilhelm I. Embriaco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Genoese admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 1118 and 1127 |