Bohemond IV of Antioch

Timeline

1. c. 1172–1207Antioch · LevantBohemond IV, son of Bohemond III, contested the succession to Antioch and Tripoli for years with his half-sister Alice and Armenian forces, through prolonged civil war and diplomatic compromise.
2. 1207–1210Tripoli · LevantAfter 1207 Bohemond IV formally held both territories, becoming the most important Frankish ruler in the northern Levant and seeking to repair relations with Armenia and the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
3. 1211–1220Antioch · LevantFrom 1211 to 1220 Bohemond IV held the northern frontier under Ayyubid pressure, alternately at war and at peace with the Kingdom of Cilician Armenia, and coordinated Levantine strategy around the Fifth Crusade with leaders such as John of Brienne.
4. 1221–1233Tripoli · LevantIn his later years Bohemond IV focused more on Tripoli; amid geopolitical shifts on the eve of the Mongol conquests, his domains passed to his son Bohemond V.