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Bohemond VII of Antioch

Type Figure Region Principality of Antioch Time 1275–1311 Also known as Bohemond VII of Antioch、Bohemond VII、博希蒙德七世

Bohemond VII (1275–1311), one of the last effective rulers of the Principality of Antioch, succeeded as a child in 1275 and was suspected of poisonin…

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  1. 1275–1290Antioch · Principality of AntiochSucceeded as a child after the death of Bohemond VI; his mother came from the royal house of Cilician Armenia, and the duchy maintained its remnant rule under regency and Neapolitan influence.
  2. 1291–1300Antioch · Principality of AntiochAround 1291 he married Margaret of Taranto, consolidating ties with the Angevin house of Naples. During this period the duchy was squeezed between Mamluk pressure and its Armenian neighbor, and in 1299 he clashed with Hetum II over the possession of Lampron Castle.
  3. 1301–1311Antioch · Principality of AntiochThrough the 1300s the duchy's finances and military strength continued to decline; in 1311 Bohemond VII died suddenly, traditionally said to have been poisoned by his wife's faction, plunging the duchy into a succession dispute.

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