Officers of the Principality of Antioch explained
The Principality of Antioch mirrored the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in its selection of great offices: constable, marshal, seneschal, chamberlain, butler, chancellor and at certain times also bailiff.
The officers of the Principality of Antioch are listed below. Dates are dates of attestation, not necessarily beginning and end dates of tenure.
Constable
- Robert FitzGerard (1098)
- Richard (1101), perhaps Richard of the Principate and perhaps only a titular constable[1]
- Adam (1113)[1]
- Rainald I Masoir (1127–1134)[2]
- Walter de Sourdeval (1134–1135)
- Roger des Monts (1140–1149)
- Archembaud (1153)
- Geoffrey Jordan (1154)[3]
- Guiscard de l'Île (1170–1172), initially as vice-constable (1170) and then constable (1172)
- Baldwin (1175–1180)[4]
- Rainald II Masoir (1179)[5]
- Baldwin (1180)
- Ralph des Monts (1186–1194)[6]
- Roger des Monts (1194–1216)[7]
- Robert Mansel (1207–1219), also mayor in 1219
Marshal
According to Claude Cahen, there were usually two marshals serving concurrently. Andrew Buck's listing implies otherwise.
- Raymond (1140)
- William Tirel (1149–1169)
- Bartholomew Tirel (1181–1193, 1183–1193 or 1186–1191)
- Thomas Tirel (1201–1231)[8] [9]
- Bartholomew Tirel (1262)
- Garin Malmut (1140–1160)[10]
- William de Cavea (1175–1186)
- Hugh Flauncurt (1193–1194)[11]
- Basil (1210), either honorarily or as marshal of Armenia
Seneschal
- Alberic (1119), vice-seneschal
- Eschivard of Sarmenia (1149–1169)[12]
- Gervais of Sarmenia (1175–1195, 1180–1194 or 1181–1199)
- Acharie of Sarmenia (1216–1251), also mayor in 1216
- Peter de Hazart (1262)
Butler
- Martin of Margat (1140–1144)[13]
- Peter Salvarici (1149)[14]
- William de Monci (1169)
- Paganus (1210)
- Julien le Jaune (1216)
Chamberlain
Chancellor
- Walter (1114–1122)[18]
- Ralph (1127), may have been the chancellor of the patriarch
- Franco (1133–1135)[19]
- Eudes (1140)[20]
- John (1149)
- Walter (1154)
- Geoffrey (1154)[21]
- Burchard (1155)
- Bernard (1163–1170)[22]
- William (1172)
vacancy (1175)
- John (1177–1183), absent for a time in 1178, became bishop of Tripoli
- Albert (1186–1191), archbishop of Tarsus, away from Antioch on an embassy in 1187[23]
- Alexander (1193–1200)[24]
- John of Corbonio (1203–1205)
- Jordan (1215–1216 or 1216–1219)
- John (before 1225), probably John of Corbonio again
- Geoffrey (1241), elected bishop of Tiberias
- William (1262)
Bailiff
See also
Bibliography
- Book: Buck, Andrew D.. 2017. The Principality of Antioch and Its Frontiers in the Twelfth Century. The Boydell Press.
- Book: Cahen, Claude . Claude Cahen . La Syrie du nord a l'époque des Croisades et la principauté d'Antioche . Geuthner . 1940 .
- Book: La Monte, John L. . Feudal Monarchy in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem 1100 to 1291 . Medieval Academy of America . 1932.
Notes and References
- , gives his dates as 1101–1114.
- , gives 1126–1134., gives 1127–1135.
- , extends his tenuer at least to 1155.
- , has only 1174 or 1175., has only 1175.
- , gives his dates as 1179–1181.
- , does not mention him after 1190;, after 1193.
- , gives his dates as 1195–1200., gives 1194–1201.
- , extends his tenure back at least to 1200.
- , mentions him only in 1201.
- , calls him Guarin Malmuz;, calls him Garin de Malmont.
- , gives his dates as 1193 or perhaps 1200., gives his dates as 1193–1195.
- , does not mention him after 1163.
- , mentions him only in 1143.
- , extends his tenure down to 1154.
- , pushes the start of his tenure back at least to 1151.
- , extends his tenure down to 1191., gives him two tenures, 1179–1181 and 1187–1201.
- , questions whether there is one Simon in 1195 and another in 1215–1216.
- , has him as chancellor in 1113.
- , gives the dates 1134–1135.
- , extends his tenure down to 1143.
- , has 1153–1154 and, has 1154–1155.
- , does not mention him after 1163.
- , extends his tenure down to 1193.
- , extends Albert's titular chancellorship down to 1200 while making Alexander the acting chancellor from 1193.
