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Principality of Antioch The Principality of Antioch (; ) was one of the Crusader states created during the First Crusade which included parts of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) and History of Syria#Medieval era, Syria. The principality was much smaller than the County of ...

mirrored the Latin

Kingdom of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as the Crusader Kingdom, was one of the Crusader states established in the Levant immediately after the First Crusade. It lasted for almost two hundred years, from the accession of Godfrey of Bouillon in 1 ...

in its selection of great offices:

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, chamberlain,

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and at certain times also

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. The officers of the Principality of Antioch are listed below. Dates are dates of attestation, not necessarily beginning and end dates of tenure.

Constable

*Robert FitzGerard (1098) *Richard (1101), perhaps Richard of the Principate and perhaps only a titular constable, gives his dates as 1101–1114. *Adam (1113) *

Rainald I Masoir Rainald I Masoir, also known as Renaud I Masoir (died around 1135), was constable of the Principality of Antioch from around 1126, and also baillif (or governor) of the principality from 1132. Although he was a prominent military commander and hel ...

(1127–1134) * Walter de Sourdeval (1134–1135) *Roger des Monts (1140–1149) *Archembaud (1153) *Geoffrey Jordan (1154) *Guiscard de l'Île (1170–1172), initially as vice-constable (1170) and then constable (1172) *Baldwin (1175–1180) *

Rainald II Masoir Rainald II Masoir was the lord of Margat from 1140 to 1185. In 1133, his father lost his castle to the Muslims, but it was regained in 1140. Rainald was an avid supporter of Aimery of Limoges, taking his side against Bohemond III of Antioch durin ...

(1179) *Baldwin (1180) *Ralph des Monts (1186–1194) *Roger des Monts (1194–1216) * Robert Mansel (1207–1219), also mayor in 1219 *

Simon Mansel Simon Mansel (between 1205 and 1220 – after 1268) was a Constable of Antioch. He belonged to the important Frankish Mansel family from Antioch. He was believed to be a son of Robert Mansel, who became constable to Antioch in 1207. Bartholomew ...

(1262)

Marshal

According to Claude Cahen, there were usually two marshals serving concurrently. Andrew Buck's listing implies otherwise. *Raymond (1140) *William Tirel (1149–1169) *Bartholomew Tirel (1181–1193, 1183–1193 or 1186–1191) *Thomas Tirel (1201–1231) *Bartholomew Tirel (1262) *Garin Malmut (1140–1160) *William de Cavea (1175–1186) *Hugh Flauncurt (1193–1194) *Basil (1210), either honorarily or as marshal of Armenia

Seneschal

*Alberic (1119), vice-seneschal *Eschivard of Sarmenia (1149–1169) *Gervais of Sarmenia (1175–1195, 1180–1194 or 1181–1199) *Acharie of Sarmenia (1216–1251), also mayor in 1216 *Peter de Hazart (1262)

Butler

*Martin of Margat (1140–1144) *Peter Salvarici (1149) *William de Monci (1169) *Paganus (1210) *Julien le Jaune (1216)

Chamberlain

*Trigaud (1138) *Basil (1140) *Peter (1153–1172) *William (1163) *

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(1174) *Oliver (1179–1190) *Simon Burgevin (1195–1216)

Chancellor

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(1114–1122) *Ralph (1127), may have been the chancellor of the patriarch *Franco (1133–1135) *Eudes (1140) *John (1149) *Walter (1154) *Geoffrey (1154) *Burchard (1155) *Bernard (1163–1170) *William (1172) :''vacancy'' (1175) *

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(1177–1183), absent for a time in 1178, became

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(1186–1191),

archbishop of Tarsus The first recorded bishop of Tarsus, Helenus, went to Antioch several times in connection with the dispute concerning Paul of Samosata. Le Quien mentions twenty-two of its bishops, of whom several are legendary. Tarsus was the metropolitan see of ...

, away from Antioch on an embassy in 1187 *Alexander (1193–1200), extends Albert's titular chancellorship down to 1200 while making Alexander the acting chancellor from 1193. *John of Corbonio (1203–1205) *Jordan (1215–1216 or 1216–1219) *John (before 1225), probably John of Corbonio again *Geoffrey (1241), elected

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*William (1262)

Bailiff

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(1133/4–1136),

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, acting as regent for

Constance of Antioch Constance of Hauteville (c. 1128–1163) was the ruling Prince of Antioch, princess of Antioch from 1130 to 1163. She was the only child of Bohemond II of Antioch and Alice of Antioch, Alice of Jerusalem. Constance succeeded her father at the age ...

References

Bibliography

* * *{{cite book , last=La Monte , first=John L. , title=Feudal Monarchy in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem 1100 to 1291 , publisher=Medieval Academy of America , year=1932 Principality of Antioch