1100-31: Leaders of Antioch

Question 1

When was Tancred the regent of Antioch?

Answer 1

1100-03 and 1104-12

Question 2

When was Bohemond I the prince of Antioch?

Answer 2

officially: 1098-1111

Question 3

When was Roger of Salerno the regent of Antioch?

Answer 3

1112-19

Question 4

When was Bohemond II the prince of Antioch?

Answer 4

officially: 1119-30
practically: 1126-30

Question 5

Which cities did Tancred capture from Byzantium for Antioch? When?

Answer 5

1101 - Tarsus, Adana + Mamistra
1103 - Latakia

Question 6

Which cities did Tancred capture from Muslims for Antioch? When?

Answer 6

1109 - Jabala

Question 7

Which battles was Tancred in for Antioch?

Answer 7

1104 - Harran (❌)
1105 - Artah (🏆)

Question 8

What caused the battle of Turbessel (Tell Bashir)? When was it? Who was it between? Who won?

Answer 8

Tancred refused to return Baldwin II of Edessa’s lands after his release in 1108
Sept 1108
Tancred + Ridwan vs Baldwin + Jawali
Tancred

Question 9

Who did Tancred marry? When? Why?

Answer 9

Cecile (daughter of King of France)
1106
increase Latin support

Question 10

When was the Battle of Tell Danith (Sarmin)? Who was it between? Who won?

Answer 10

Sept 1115
Roger of Salerno + Baldwin II vs Bursuq
Crusaders

Question 11

When did Roger of Salerno die? Where? What caused the massacre?

Answer 11

28th Jun 1119
Field of Blood
failed to wait for Baldwin II’s reinforcements

Question 12

Who did Bohemond II marry? When? Why?

Answer 12

Alice (2nd daughter of Baldwin II)
1126
improves Frankish relations

Question 13

Which minor crusade did Bohemond II heavily assist? When?

Answer 13

Damascus Crusade
1129

Question 14

When did Bohemond II die? How?

Answer 14

1130
reckless expansion, killed fighting Armenians + Turks

Question 15

When was Bohemond I captured? Where? Who by? Who did this motivate? When was he released, and who paid his ransom?

Answer 15

1100
Battle of Melitene
Danishmends
Crusaders of 1101
1103, Baldwin I of Jerusalem

Question 16

Which existing Muslim castle did Tancred capture and expand? When?

Answer 16

Krak des Chevaliers
1110

Question 17

For which city did Baldwin I successfully arbitrate a dispute over? When? Who was given the city, and who gave it up?

Answer 17

Tripoli
1109
Bertrand of Toulouse (son of Raymond)
Tancred

Question 18

Where did Tancred unsuccessfully besiege? When? With who?

Answer 18

Shaizar
Sept 1111
Baldwin I

Question 19

Which Crusade leader did Tancred capture? When? Under what condition was he freed?

Answer 19

Raymond of Toulouse
1102
promised not to take any land between Acre & Antioch

Question 20

When was the Battle of the Field of Blood? Who was it between? Result?

Answer 20

28th Jun 1119
Roger of Salerno (Antioch) vs Il-Ghazi (Aleppo)
Il-Ghazi victory, Roger killed

Question 21

Who led the 1107-08 Crusade? Who against? What happened?

Answer 21

Bohemond I of Antioch
Byzantium
1) Normans besieged Dyrrachium (1107-08)
2) Alexios cuts off their supplies
3) Bohemond forced to surrender, signs Treaty of Devol

Question 22

What was the terms of the Treaty of Devol? When was it signed? Who accepted/rejected it?

Answer 22

accept Byzantine superiority and declare Antioch as Byzantine vassal
Sept 1108
Accepted - Bohemond I, (later) Raynald
Rejected - Tancred, Roger of Salerno, Bohemond II

Question 23

Who was the Greek Patriarch of Antioch before 1100? Who banished him? Who would replace him?

Answer 23

John the Oxite (Byz)
Bohemond I
Bernard of Valence (Latin)

Question 24

What role did Bernard of Valence serve in Antioch?

Answer 24

• ruled 1100-35, creates stability
• helped negotiate releases of Raymond by Tancred (1102) and Bohemond by Danishmends (1103)
• assisted Tancred at Harran (1104)
• helped resolve conflict between Tancred & Baldwin II (1108)