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Raynald of Châtillon
Raynald of Châtillon (c. 1125–1187) was a French knight who became Prince of Antioch and Lord of Kerak.…
Timeline
- 1141–1144Edessa · County of EdessaRaynald arrived in the Holy Land around the early 1140s, served in the County of Edessa, and married a cousin of the wife of Joscelin II, gaining lands. When Zengi besieged Edessa in 1144 he took part in the defense and was captured when the city fell.
- 1144–1150Constantinople · ConstantinopleAfter the fall of Edessa, Raynald was sent to Constantinople as a prisoner, with Byzantine Emperor Manuel I using him as a political bargaining chip. When Joscelin II counterattacked Edessa in 1146, he was briefly released to fight but again suffered defeat. By 1150 he was still imprisoned in Byzantium, and was not released until 1156 for a heavy ransom; he then married Constance, Princess of Antioch, and became Prince of Antioch.
Sources
- Raynald of Châtillon https://www.britannica.com/biography/Raynald-of-Chatillon
- William of Tyre, Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum (A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea) — William of Tyre