- Bohemond V of Antioch
Bohemond V of Antioch (died 1252)Runciman, "History of the Crusades"', vol. III, p. 278] was ruler of the
Principality of Antioch , acrusader state , from 1233 to his death. He was simultaneouslyCount of Tripoli .Bohemond V was the son of
Bohemund IV of Antioch andPlaisance of Gibelet . Like his father before him, Bohemond had a notorious dislike for theKnights Hospitaller and the neighbouring Kingdom of Armenia, preferring an alliance with theKnights Templar . Peace with Armenia was assured only shortly before his death, with the mediation ofLouis IX of France .Shortly before
August 11 ,1225 , Bohemond was married to Princess Adela=Alice of Jerusalem, Queen Dowager ofCyprus andJerusalem , whom he divorced and had the marriage annulled afterJuly 5 ,1227 , most likely in 1229, without issue. His second marriage was in 1235 to Luciana (Lucienne) di Caccamo-Segni, a great-niece ofPope Innocent III . He had two children:
*Plaisance of Antioch , a daughter who became the third wife of KingHenry I of Cyprus in 1251 [Runciman, p. 278. "Bohemond V died in January 1252, leaving two children, a daughter, Plaisance, who had married a few months before, as his third wife, the childless King Henry of Cyprus."]
*Bohemond VI of Antioch Bohemond V died in January 1252. Since his son and successor was only 15 at the time, he succeeded under the regency of the
Dowager Princess , Luciana. However, Luciana never leftTripoli , and instead handed over the government of the principality to her Roman relatives. This made her unpopular, so the young Bohemond VI gained the approval of KingLouis IX of France , who was on Crusade at the time, to get permission from PopeInnocent IV to come of age a few months early.Notes
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