Bohemond V of Antioch

Bohemond V of Antioch (1199 − 17 January 1252) was ruler of the Principality of Antioch, a Crusader state, from 1233 to his death. He was simultaneously Count of Tripoli.

Bohemond V of Antioch
denier of Bohemond V: +BOAMVNDVS +ANTIOCHIA
Prince of Antioch
Reign	1233−1252
Predecessor	Bohemond IV of Antioch
Successor	Bohemond VI of Antioch
Count of Tripoli
Reign	1233−1252
Predecessor	Bohemond IV of Antioch
Successor	Bohemond VI of Antioch
Born	1199
Died	17 January 1252 (aged 53)
Spouse	Alice of Champagne Lucienne of Segni
Issue	Plaisance of Antioch Bohemond VI of Antioch
House	House of Poitiers
Father	Bohemond IV of Antioch
Mother	Plaisance of Gibelet

Bohemond V ruled over Antioch and Tripoli (green), and was in conflict with Cilician Armenia (blue) until shortly before his death.

Life

Bohemond V was the son of Bohemond IV of Antioch and Plaisance of Gibelet. Like his father before him, Bohemond had a notorious dislike for the Knights Hospitaller and the neighbouring Kingdom of Armenia, preferring an alliance with the Knights Templar. Peace with Armenia was assured only shortly before his death, with the mediation of Louis IX of France.

In 1225, Bohemond was married to Cypriote queen dowager Alice of Champagne. Their childless marriage ended in annulment after 5 July 1227. His second marriage was in 1235 to Lucienne of Segni, a great-niece of Pope Innocent III. He had two children:

• Plaisance of Antioch, a daughter who became the third wife of King Henry I of Cyprus in 1251
• 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, Lucienne. However, she never left Tripoli, 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 King Louis IX of France, who was on Crusade at the time, to get permission from Pope Innocent IV to come of age a few months early.

Coat-of-Arms of Poitiers of Antioch

See also

• Opizzo Fieschi, nephew of Innocent IV and Latin Patriarch of Antioch during Bohemond's reign

References

Bibliography

• Richard, Jean (1999). The Crusades: c. 1071-c. 1291. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62566-1.