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Raymond of Poitiers

Type Figure Region Aquitaine Time c. 1115–1149 Also known as Raymond of Poitiers、雷蒙德·德·普瓦捷、Raymond de Poitiers

Raymond (c. 1115–1152), youngest son of Duke William IX of Aquitaine, was a Frankish nobleman from Poitiers.…

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  1. c. 1115–1136Poitiers · Nouvelle-AquitaineRaymond was the youngest son of the troubadour duke William IX and grew up around Poitiers. In the 1120s, as his elder brothers had already inherited the main lands, he moved about southwestern France as a second son, and was later invited by Crusader nobles in the East to become a candidate for the succession in Antioch.
  2. 1136–1149Antioch · TurkeyIn 1136 Raymond traveled to Antioch to marry the regent Constance and took up the title of prince. During his reign he reorganized the principality's defenses and dealt with the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Byzantium, and various Muslim powers; in the 1140s he faced pressure from Zengi's expansion, and in 1152 he was killed at the Battle of Inab.

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