The war also spread to Tripoli and Antioch, where the Embriaco family, descended from Genoese crusaders, were pitted against Bohemond VI of Antioch, who supported the Venetians.

There was also the fiery Bohemond, a Norman knight who had formed a small kingdom in southern Italy, and a fourth group under Robert of Flanders.

Bohemond decided to remain behind in order to secure his new kingdom and Godfrey's younger brother, Baldwin, also decided to stay in the north at the Crusader state he had established at Edessa.

Raymond also refused to relinquish his control of the city to Bohemond, reminding Bohemond that he was obligated to return to Antioch and the court of Emperor Alexius, as he had sworn to do.

Raymond led them out to besiege Ma ' arrat al-Numan, although he left a small detachment of his troops in Antioch, where Bohemond also remained.

Bohemond I ( also spelled Bohemund or Boamund ) ( – 3 March 1111 ), Prince of Taranto and Prince of Antioch, was one of the leaders of the First Crusade.

To whomever the principality of Taranto was left or promised, as part of his agreement to come to Antioch, Bohemond also married Baldwin II's daughter Alice.

Bohemond also fought Aleppo with Baldwin and Joscelin of the County of Edessa ; when Baldwin and Joscelin were captured, Tancred became regent in Edessa as well.

Bohemond returned to Antioch in 1165, and married one of Manuel's nieces ; he was also convinced to install a Greek Orthodox patriarch in the city.

Bohemond III's son, also named Bohemond, had become count of Tripoli after the Battle of Hattin, and Bohemond III's eldest son Raymond married an Armenian princess in 1194.

* Bohemond IV of Antioch-Tripoli ( 1189 – 1233, also Prince of Antioch 1201 – 1216 and 1219 – 1233 )

* Bohemond V of Antioch-Tripoli ( 1233 – 1252, also Prince of Antioch )

* Bohemond VI of Antioch-Tripoli ( 1252 – 1275, also Prince of Antioch 1252 – 1268 )

Bohemond III of Antioch ( 1144 – 1201 ), also known as the Stammerer or the Stutterer, was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to his death.

King Amalric I of Jerusalem hastened back from his invasion of Egypt to take control of the regency of Antioch ; Bohemond was freed, for a large ransom ( 150, 000 dinars ), in 1165 with the intervention of Amalric and Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus, his nominal overlord ; Manuel was also his brother-in-law, as he was married to Bohemond's sister Maria of Antioch.

Bohemond IV of Antioch ( or de Poitiers ) ( c. 1172 – March 1233 ), also known as the One-Eyed ( in French le Cyclops ), was ruler of the Principality of Antioch ( a crusader state ) between 1201 and 1205, again between 1208 and 1216, and again from 1219 until his death.

In 1225, Bohemond was married to Princess Adela ( also known as Alice of Jerusalem ), Queen Dowager of Cyprus and Jerusalem, whom he divorced and had the marriage annulled after July 5, 1227, most likely in 1229, without issue.

Bohemond was also overlord of the Genoese Embriaco family.

In 1264, Bohemond also sought assistance from the Mongols.

The lack of a safe land route from Constantinople also benefitted the Principality of Antioch, where Tancred, ruling for his uncle Bohemond, was able to consolidate his power without Byzantine interference.

Opposite the door to the Mausoleum is a stone carved heraldic device, a Lion Rampant, the style of which appears contemporary with Bohemond, and could therefore represent his personal Coat of Arms.

Towards the end of 1105 Gerard attempted to join Bohemond of Antioch, who was assembling a crusading force in France, but it appears that King Henry prevented Gerard's departure.

The historical fiction novel Wine of Satan ( 1949 ) written by Laverne Gay gives an embellished accounting of the life of Bohemond.

Many historical accounts describe the three Christian rulers ( Hetoum, Bohemond, and Kitbuqa ) entering the city of Damascus together in triumph, though some modern historians such as David Morgan have questioned this story as apocryphal.

His portrayal is similar although slightly more humorous in Alfred Duggan's novel Count Bohemond.

The second and much more formidable host of crusaders gradually made its way to Constantinople, led in sections by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemond of Taranto, Raymond IV of Toulouse and other important members of the western nobility.

The city of Antioch had been annexed by Bohemond of Hauteville in the First Crusade, and it was now ruled by Eleanor's flamboyant uncle, Raymond of Antioch, who had gained the principality by marrying its reigning Princess, Constance of Antioch.

* 1097 – Battle of Dorylaeum: Crusaders led by Prince Bohemond of Taranto defeat a Seljuk army led by Sultan Kilij Arslan I.

This was disputed by another branch of the Lusignan family: Maria of Antioch, daughter of Bohemond IV of Antioch and Melisende of Lusignan ( herself a daughter of Isabella I and Amalric II ), claimed the throne as the oldest living relative of Isabella I, but for the moment her claim was ignored.

He was then arrested by Saladin's deputy Taqi al-Din on allegations that he was planning to cede Harim to Bohemond III of Antioch.

Saladin agreed to a truce with Bohemond in return for Muslim prisoners being held by him and then he gave A ' zaz to Alam ad-Din Suleiman and Aleppo to Saif al-Din al-Yazkuj — the former was an emir of Aleppo who joined Saladin and the latter was a former mamluk of Shirkuh who helped rescue him from the assassination attempt at A ' zaz.

* August – Bohemond I of Antioch is captured by the Danishmends at the Battle of Melitene, leaving Tancred as regent of the Principality of Antioch for two years.

For instance, Bohemond was motivated by the desire to carve himself out a territory in the east, and had previously campaigned against the Byzantines to try to achieve this.

He marched to Dyrrhachium, and then east to Constantinople along the same route used by Bohemond of Taranto.

The crusaders heard a rumour that Antioch had been deserted by the Seljuk Turks, so Raymond sent his army ahead to occupy it, offending Bohemond of Taranto who wanted the city for himself.

In 1102 he travelled by sea from Constantinople to Antioch, where he was imprisoned by Tancred, regent of Antioch during the captivity of Bohemond, and was only dismissed after promising not to attempt any conquests in the country between Antioch and Acre.

He was christened " Mark " at his baptism, but was nicknamed Bohemond ( after the legendary giant Buamundus gigas ), by his father due to his size as an infant.

Bohemond served under his father in the great attack on the Byzantine Empire ( 1080 – 1085 ) and commanded the Normans during Guiscard's absence ( 1082 – 1084 ), penetrating into Thessaly as far as Larissa, but being eventually repulsed by Alexius I Comnenus.

The war was finally resolved by the mediation of Pope Urban II and the award of Taranto and other possessions to Bohemond.

Capture of Antioch by Bohemond of Tarente in June 1098.

It was followed by a Greek attack on Cilicia ; and despairing of his own resources, in late 1104 Bohemond returned to Europe for reinforcements in order to defend his position.

Bohemond came to France to seek by any means he could the hand of the Lord Louis ' sister Constance, a young lady of excellent breeding, elegant appearance and beautiful face.

Dazzled by his success, Bohemond resolved to use his army of 34, 000 men, not to defend Antioch against the Greeks, but to attack Alexius.

He did so ; but Alexius, aided by the Venetians, proved too strong, and Bohemond had to submit to a humiliating peace ( the Treaty of Devol, 1108 ), by which he became the vassal of Alexius, consented to receive his pay, with the title of sebastos, and promised to cede disputed territories and to admit a Greek patriarch into Antioch.