Amalric and Shirkuh both besieged Bilbeis in 1164, but both withdrew due to Nur ad-Din's campaigns against Antioch, where Bohemond III of Antioch and Raymond III of Tripoli were defeated at the Battle of Harim.

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.

** Bohemond VII of Tripoli, prince of Antioch ( d. 1287 )

Raymond of Tripoli and his ally Bohemond III of Antioch were preparing to invade the kingdom to force the king to give his older sister Sibylla in marriage to Baldwin of Ibelin, Amalric's father-in-law.

He marched from Ma ' arrat, which had been captured in December 1098, into the emirate of Tripoli, and began the siege of Arqa on 14 February 1099, apparently with the intent of founding an independent territory in Tripoli that could limit the power of Bohemond to expand the Principality of Antioch to the south.

Meanwhile Raymond had established himself in Tripoli with the aid of Alexius, and was able to check the expansion of Antioch to the south, and so early in 1104, Baldwin and Bohemond passed Aleppo to move eastward and attack Harran.

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's death resulted in a struggle for control between Antioch, represented by Bohemond of Tripoli, and Armenia, represented by Bohemond III's grandson Raymond-Roupen.

* Raymond IV of Tripoli ( 1187 – 1189 ), son of Bohemond III of Antioch.

However, Roger of Salerno, who was ruling Antioch as regent for Bohemond II, did not take advantage of Ridwan's death ; likewise, Baldwin II, count of Edessa, and Pons, count of Tripoli, looked after their own interests and did not ally with Roger against Aleppo.

# Plaisance of Antioch ( 1235 – September 22 / 27, 1261 ), daughter of Bohemond V, Prince of Antioch and Count of Tripoli, by Lucienne de Segni, married at Santa Sophia, Nicosia, in 1250, and had issue, an only son

Prince Bohemond III of Antioch called upon Count Raymond III of Tripoli, Thoros and Konstantinos Kalamanos to come to his rescue.

Antioch then asked aid of King Henry I of Jerusalem and Count Bohemond I of Tripoli ( the latter was Bohemond III ’ s younger son ).

Early next spring, King Henry I sailed to Tripoli, where young Bohemond joined him, and then went on to Antioch and Sis.

The barons had sworn allegiance to Raymond-Roupen, but his succession to Antioch was opposed by Bohemond III ’ s second son, Count Bohemond of Tripoli, by the Templars, and by the commune, which was hostile to any Armenian interference.

Bohemond of Tripoli was determined to secure the succession to Antioch, and at once refused to acknowledge the validity of the oath sworn in favor of his nephew.

In 1198, while az-Zahir, the emir of Aleppo detained Leo, Bohemond of Tripoli entered Antioch, summoned the commune, and persuaded it to renounce in his favor its oath to his father.

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.

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.

alt = A map of the Mediterranean, with the routes of Hugh I of Vermandois, Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemond of Taranto, Raymond IV of Toulouse, Robert Curthose, and Baldwin of Boulogne highlighted.

Godfrey depicted with Bohemond I of Antioch | Bohemond, Raymond IV of Toulouse, and other Crusaders

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

There she received tribute by Bohemond IV of Antioch.

In order to simplify the problem of supplies, the Crusader army had split into two groups ; the weaker led by Bohemond of Taranto, his nephew Tancred, Robert Curthose, Robert of Flanders, and the Byzantine general Taticius in the vanguard, and Godfrey of Bouillon, his brother Baldwin of Boulogne, Raymond IV of Toulouse, Stephen II, and Hugh of Vermandois in the rear.

Zabel originally married Philip ( 1222 – 1225 ), son of Bohemond IV of Antioch.

He immediately demanded recognition as rightful heir and Bohemond IV was accepted as prince.

But many of the nobility, mindful of their oath and fearful of Bohemond IV ’ s autocratic tastes, fled to Leo ’ s court at Sis.

When he found Bohemond IV already installed, he sent back for reinforcements, while Bohemond IV called for Aleppo.

Bohemond IV who had been forced to leave Antioch to defend Tripoli during the feudal rebellion of Renart of Nephin was at Tripoli at that time, but the commune and the Templars held the citadel in Antioch stoutly, and were able to expel the Armenians.

Thereafter until 1206, when Bohemond IV was able to return to Antioch from Tripoli, Antioch was more or less protected from Leo by the watchfulness of az-Zahir.

Bohemond IV, however, deposed the Latin Patriarch of Antioch, and summoned the titular Greek Patriarch, Symeon II to take his place.

The unpopularity of Bohemond IV ’ s behavior made it possible for Leo to plan a revolt within the city.

Led by the Latin Patriarch Peter II and dissatisfied Latin nobles, the city rose, and Bohemond IV took refuge in the citadel.

Leo entered with some of his army, just as Bohemond IV felt strong enough to emerge, expel the invaders, and crush the revolt.

Pope Innocent III handed the responsibility of settling the struggle to the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Albert who was a friend of Bohemond IV ’ s allies, the Templars.

Most of the army of Jerusalem marched north with Philip, Raymond III, and Bohemond III to attack Hama, and Saladin took the opportunity to invade the kingdom.

It takes significant dramatic liberties, projecting that Hereward later took the alias ' Godwin of Ely ' and worked his way to the Head of Emperor Alexius's Byzantine forces ; before heading off on the First Crusade, to become a lead strategist of the Princes ' Crusade and advisor of Bohemond of Taranto.

Bohemond, with Capuan support, rebelled against his brother and took Oria, Otranto, and Taranto.

Geoffrey Malaterra bluntly states that Bohemond took the Cross with the intention of plundering and conquering Greek lands.

Bohemond was the first to get into position before Antioch ( October 1097 ), and he took a great part in the siege of the city, beating off the Muslim attempts at relief from the east, and connecting the besiegers on the west with the port of St Simeon and the Genoese ships which lay there.

His cousin Tancred took over the regency of Antioch until he died in 1112 ; it then passed to Roger of Salerno, with the understanding that he would relinquish it to Bohemond whenever the latter arrived.

With the first of the Mongol invasions and the coming to power of the Mamluks, Bohemond VI took possession of the town and rewarded the Knights Hospitallers for their support by allotting them half of the town and half of the surrounding areas.

Bohemond II, who married Baldwin's daughter Alice, ruled for only four short years, and the Principality was inherited by his young daughter Constance ; Baldwin II acted as regent again until his death in 1131, when Fulk of Jerusalem took power.

When Bohemond came of age in 1277 and took control of the County, he had inherited the opposition of Beaujeu's Templars ;

Leo hoped to gain release from homage to Bohemond III, and to seize Antioch ; therefore, Leo took Bohemond ’ s family and court off to Sis as prisoners.

Young Bohemond then travelled to Acre where he was knighted by King Louis, and took power in Antioch.

Bohemond leading an Norman army took the city in 1083.

The Doge, alarmed by Norman control of the Strait of Otranto, took command of the Venetian fleet and sailed at once, surprising the Norman fleet under the command of Bohemond as night was falling.

They found the Templar master away and so took refuge with the Hospitallers, who handed them over to Bohemond on condition that he would spare their lives.

Bohemond and his Norman army took the city in 1107.