Boniface I of Montferrat

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Boniface I of Montferrat was a prominent late 12th–early 13th century Italian noble and crusader leader who played a key role in the Fourth Crusade and the politics of the eastern Mediterranean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian noble
Marquess
crusader
military leader
nobleman
ally Baldwin I of Constantinople
Republic of Venice
birthDate circa 1150
birthPlace Montferrat
Northern Italy
surface form: northern Italy
causeOfDeath ambush by Bulgarians
child Agnes of Montferrat
Demetrius of Montferrat
William V of Montferrat
surface form: William VI of Montferrat
countryOfCitizenship Montferrat
deathDate 4 September 1207
deathPlace Thrace
near Mosynopolis
endTime as King of Thessalonica 1207
era High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Aleramici
father William V of Montferrat
founded Kingdom of Thessalonica
givenName Boniface
influenced politics of the Latin Empire
languageSpoken Latin
mannerOfDeath killed in ambush
memberOf House of Aleramici
mother Judith of Babenberg
nobleFamily Aleramici
notableFor establishing a crusader kingdom in Thessalonica
role in diversion of the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople
notableWork leadership in the Fourth Crusade
opponent Bulgarians
Byzantine Empire
participatedIn Fourth Crusade
crusades
positionHeld leader of the Fourth Crusade
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
ruled Kingdom of Thessalonica
sibling William V of Montferrat
surface form: Conrad of Montferrat

Frederick of Montferrat
Renier of Montferrat
William Longsword of Montferrat
spouse Helena del Bosco
Margaret of Hungary
startTime as King of Thessalonica 1204
title King of Thessalonica
Marquess of Montferrat

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Latin Empire foundedBy Boniface I of Montferrat
Sack of Constantinople in 1204 commander Boniface I of Montferrat
Fourth Crusade keyFigure Boniface I of Montferrat
this entity surface form: Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat
Fourth Crusade commandedBy Boniface I of Montferrat
this entity surface form: Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat
Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos capturedBy Boniface I of Montferrat
subject surface form: Alexios III Angelos
Kaloyan of Bulgaria opponent Boniface I of Montferrat
Kingdom of Thessalonica establishedBy Boniface I of Montferrat
Kingdom of Thessalonica firstRuler Boniface I of Montferrat
Kingdom of Thessalonica sovereign Boniface I of Montferrat
Latin Crusaders ledBy Boniface I of Montferrat
this entity surface form: Boniface of Montferrat
Siege of Zara commander Boniface I of Montferrat