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Humphrey IV
Humphrey IV (c. 1166-1198) was Lord of Toron in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, from a Champagne-Levantine noble house.…
Timeline
- c. 1166–1178Toron · ToronRaised from childhood in the family fief in the Lebanese mountains as son of Lord Humphrey of Toron III, during this period he was chiefly a youthful heir within the family lands, not yet independently directing military or political affairs.
- 1179–1180Toron · ToronAfter his father's death in 1179 he succeeded as Lord of Toron while still a youth; his fief lay on the kingdom's northern frontier, facing tension between the forces of Reynald of Châtillon and Saladin, with guardians and the royal house jointly assisting him.
Sources
- William of Tyre, Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum — William of Tyre
- The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100–1187 — Malcolm Barber (2012)