Bohemond V of Antioch explained

Bohemond V of Antioch
Succession:Prince of Antioch
Reign:1233−1252
Predecessor:Bohemond IV of Antioch
Successor:Bohemond VI of Antioch
Birth Date:1199
Death Date:17 January 1252 (aged 53)
Spouse:Alice of Champagne
Lucienne of Segni
Issue:Plaisance of Antioch
Bohemond VI of Antioch
House:House of Poitiers
Father:Bohemond IV of Antioch
Mother:Plaisance of Gibelet
Succession1:Count of Tripoli
Reign1:1233−1252
Predecessor1:Bohemond IV of Antioch
Successor1:Bohemond VI of Antioch

Bohemond V of Antioch (1199 − 17 January 1252)[1] was ruler of the Principality of Antioch, a Crusader state, from 1233 to his death. He was simultaneously Count of Tripoli.

Life

Bohemond V was the son of Bohemond IV of Antioch and Plaisance of Gibelet. Like his father before him, Bohemond had a notorious dislike for the Knights Hospitaller and the neighbouring Kingdom of Armenia, preferring an alliance with the Knights Templar. Peace with Armenia was assured only shortly before his death, with the mediation of Louis IX of France.

In 1225, Bohemond was married to Cypriote queen dowager Alice of Champagne. Their childless marriage ended in annulment after 5 July 1227. His second marriage was in 1235 to Lucienne of Segni, a great-niece of Pope Innocent III. He had two children:

Bohemond V died in January 1252. Since his son and successor was only 15 at the time, he succeeded under the regency of the dowager princess, Lucienne. However, she never left Tripoli, and instead handed over the government of the principality to her Roman relatives. This made her unpopular, so the young Bohemond VI gained the approval of King Louis IX of France, who was on Crusade at the time, to get permission from Pope Innocent IV to come of age a few months early.[1]

See also

References

Bibliography

. Richard, Jean. 978-0-521-62566-1. 1999. The Crusades: c. 1071-c. 1291. Cambridge University Press. Jean Richard (historian).

Notes and References

  1. Runciman, History of the Crusades, vol. III, p. 278
  2. Runciman, p. 278. "Bohemond V died in January 1252, leaving two children, a daughter, Plaisance, who had married a few months before, as his third wife, the childless King Henry of Cyprus."