William of Saint-Omer

Wilhelm von Saint-Omer ( French Guillaume ; † before 1204) was the second-born son of Walter von Saint-Omer , Prince of Galilee, and his wife Eschiva von Bures . As such he was also called Wilhelm of Tiberias .

Shortly after his father's death in 1174, his mother Eschiva married Count Raimund III. of Tripoli , which, since the principality came from the inheritance law of Eschiva, from whose law the reign of Galilee took over.

Together with his brother Hugo II , Wilhelm fought in 1177 in the victorious battle of Montgisard , in which an invasion by the Ayyubid Sultan Saladin was repulsed. In 1187 Saladin was more successful. He marched into Galilee, defeated the army of the Crusader States at Hattin and conquered much of their land, including the Principality of Galilee. Wilhelm and his family had to flee to Tripoli .

He was married to Maria, the daughter of Rainer , constable of Tripoli, and widow of Baldwin of Ibelin , Lord of Ramla and Mirabel. With her he had a daughter:

• Eschiva, ∞ Hugo Sans-Avoir, Lord of Le Puy .

When his mother died after 1187, her titular claims to the Principality of Galilee were transferred to Wilhelm's older brother Hugo II. When he died childless in 1204, Wilhelm had already died, so that the title passed to his younger brother Rudolf von Saint-Omer . As a result, after Rudolf's death in 1219, Rudolf's daughter Eschiva and not Wilhelm's daughter of the same name became titular princess of Galilee. The titular claims became relevant in 1240 when Galilee was returned by the Ayyubids and Eschiva repossessed the principality.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Louis de Mas-Latrie: Chronique d'Ernoul et de Bernard le Trésorier. Jules Renouard, Paris 1871, 6, p. 44.

Web links

• Guillaume at fmg.ac