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Bohemond I

Type Figure Region Taranto Time c. 1054–1111 Also known as Bohemond I of Antioch、Bohemond I of Taranto、Bohemond de Hauteville

Bohemond I (c. 1054–1111), eldest son of Robert Guiscard and a Norman military leader, captured Antioch in 1098 and founded a principality, key to Me…

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  1. c. 1054–1080Southern Italy · ItalyEldest son of Robert Guiscard and Alberada, he grew up in the Norman court of southern Italy, received military training, and took part in the early actions of his family's conquests.
  2. 1081–1085Durrës · AlbaniaIn 1081 he accompanied his father on the Byzantine expedition, served as vanguard at the Battle of Dyrrhachium, and defeated Byzantine forces with bold tactics, winning fame across the eastern Mediterranean and establishing his standing as an independent military leader.
  3. 1085–1090Taranto · ApuliaAfter his father's death he contested the inheritance with uncles and half-brothers, seized Taranto, concluded peace with Byzantium around 1089, and accumulated military and political resources in the Norman factions of southern Italy before the Crusade.
  4. 1096–1111Antioch · AntiochAnswering the Crusade's call, he led Norman knights east; after capturing Antioch in 1098 he refused to hand the city to Byzantium, established the Principality of Antioch, broke with Alexios I, and in his later years maneuvered between Byzantine and Seljuk powers.

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