Bohemond I of Antioch

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Bohemond I of Antioch was an Italo-Norman crusader prince and military leader who played a key role in the First Crusade and became the first Prince of Antioch.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italo-Norman
Prince of Antioch
crusader
human
medieval noble
allegiance Latin crusader states
Norman lords of southern Italy
child Bohemond II of Antioch
conflict First Crusade
Norman–Byzantine conflicts
countryOfBirth Duchy of Apulia and Calabria
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Sicily
dateOfBirth c. 1054
dateOfDeath c. 7 March 1111
describedBySource Anna Komnene's Alexiad
Gesta Francorum
ethnicGroup Normans
father Robert Guiscard
givenName Bohemond
militaryRank military leader
mother Alberada of Buonalbergo
nobleFamily Hauteville family
notableEvent broke oath to return Antioch to Byzantine control
captured during campaign and ransomed after Battle of Harran
led expedition against Byzantium culminating in Treaty of Devol (1108)
played key role in establishing the Principality of Antioch
notableFor founding the first Latin principality in the Levant outside Jerusalem
military leadership during the First Crusade
notableWork Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)
Battle of Harran (1104)
campaigns in the Balkans against Byzantium
capture of Antioch (1098)
siege of Antioch (1097–1098)
opponent Byzantine Empire
Danishmendids
Seljuk Turks
participatedIn First Crusade
placeOfBirth San Marco Argentano
placeOfDeath Canosa di Puglia
positionHeld leader of the crusader army at Antioch
ruler of the Principality of Antioch
reign Prince of Antioch, 1098–1111
religion Catholic Church
sexOrGender male
spouse Constance of France
title Prince of Antioch
Prince of Taranto
treaty Treaty of Devol

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