Officers of the Principality of Antioch
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The Principality of Antioch
mirrored the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
in it selection of great offices: constable
, marshal
, seneschal
, admiral
, Chamberlain
, butler
, chancellor
and at certain times also bailiff
.
The Officers of the Principality of Antioch are as follows:
Principality of Antioch
The Principality of Antioch, including parts of modern-day Turkey and Syria, was one of the crusader states created during the First Crusade.-Foundation:...
mirrored the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Catholic kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 after the First Crusade. The kingdom lasted nearly two hundred years, from 1099 until 1291 when the last remaining possession, Acre, was destroyed by the Mamluks, but its history is divided into two distinct periods....
in it selection of great offices: constable
Constable
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
, marshal
Marshal
Marshal , is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word is an ancient loan word from Old French, cf...
, seneschal
Seneschal
A seneschal was an officer in the houses of important nobles in the Middle Ages. In the French administrative system of the Middle Ages, the sénéchal was also a royal officer in charge of justice and control of the administration in southern provinces, equivalent to the northern French bailli...
, admiral
Admiral
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
, Chamberlain
Chamberlain (office)
A chamberlain is an officer in charge of managing a household. In many countries there are ceremonial posts associated with the household of the sovereign....
, butler
Butler
A butler is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some also have charge of the entire parlour floor, and housekeepers caring for the entire house and its...
, chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
and at certain times also bailiff
Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...
.
The Officers of the Principality of Antioch are as follows:
Constable
- Robert (1098)
- Richard (1101-1114), perhaps only titularly
- Adam (1101-1114)
- Rainauld Mansoer (1126-1134)
- Walter de Surdeval (1134-1135)
- Roger des Monts (1140-1149)
- Archembauld (1153)
- Geoffrey Sourdain (1154)
- Guiscard de l'Île (1170-1172)
- Baldwin (1174/5)
- Rainald (1179)
- Ralph des Monts (1186-1194)
- Roger des Monts (1194-1216)
- Robert Mancel (1207-1219)
- Simon Mancel (1262)
Marshal
- Raymond (1140)
- Guarin Malmuz (1140-1160)
- William Tirel (1149-1169)
- William de Cava (1175-1186)
- Bartholomew Tirel (1186-1191)
- Hugh Flauncurt (1193/1200)
- Thomas (1200-1231)
- Basil (1210), either honorarily or as marshal of ArmeniaArmeniaArmenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
- Bartholomew Tirel (1262)
Seneschal
- Eschivard de Sarmenia (1149-1169)
- Gervais de Sarmenia (1181-1199)
- Acharie de Sarmenia (1216-1251)
- Peter de Hazart (1262)
Chamberlain
- Trigaud (1138)
- Basil (1140)
- Peter (1151-1172)
- William (1163)
- Raymond de Gibelet (1174)
- Oliver (1179-1190)
- Simon Burgevin (1195)
- Simon (1215-1216)
Butler
- Martin de Margat (1140-1144)
- Peter Salvarici (1149)
- William de Moci (1169)
- Paganus (1210)
- Julien le Jaune (1216)
Chancellor
- WalterWalter the ChancellorWalter the Chancellor was a French or Norman crusader and author of the twelfth century....
(1114)-1122) - Ralph (1127)
- Franco (1133-1135)
- Eudes (1140-1143)
- John (1149)
- Walt (1154)
- Geoffrey (1154-1155)
- Bouchard (1155)
- Bernard (1163-1170)
- William (1172)
- John (1177-1183)
- Albert (1186)-1200), archbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of TaurusTaurus MountainsTaurus Mountains are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, dividing the Mediterranean coastal region of southern Turkey from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the east...
, perhaps only titular chancellor - John of Corbonio (1203-1205), perhaps also constable as well as chancellor of TripoliTripoliTripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...
- Jourdain (1215-1216)
- John (before 1225), perhaps same as John of Corbonio
- Geoffrey (1241)
- William (1262)
Bailiff
- Raimond de Poitiers (1195 – murdered at TortosaTortosa-External links:* *** * * *...
, 1213), son of Bohemond IV of Antioch and first wife Plaisance of Gibelet