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Bohemond I of Antioch

Type Figure Region Principality of Antioch Time c. 1054–1111 Also known as Bohemond de Hauteville、Bohemond, Prince of Antioch

Bohemond I (c. 1054–1111) was a Norman crusader leader and founder of the Principality of Antioch, from the Hauteville family of southern Italy.…

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  1. c. 1054–1100Antioch · Principality of AntiochA Norman military noble of southern Italy, in 1096 he led the Taranto contingent on the First Crusade. In 1098 he took Antioch by ruse, in 1099 refused to return the city to Byzantium, and proclaimed himself Prince of Antioch. In 1100 he was captured by the Danishmends and released to return home in 1103.
  2. 1101–1110Dyrrhachium · EpirusFrom 1101 to 1106 he consolidated his rule over Antioch, and in 1105 married Constance, a French princess. In 1107 he led a large army by sea from Brindisi to invade Byzantine Epirus, besieging Dyrrhachium; in 1108 he was defeated and forced to sign the Treaty of Devol with Alexios I, nominally becoming a vassal of the empire. In 1110 he went west to raise troops against Byzantium.
  3. 1111Apulia · ApuliaHe died in Apulia in March 1111 without completing his plans for a new eastern campaign. His son Bohemond II succeeded him as Prince of Antioch, and his Norman–crusader legacy profoundly shaped the political landscape of the Levant.

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