Robert Crispin
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Robert Crispin called Frankopoulos, was a Norman
mercenary
and the leader of a corps of his countrymen stationed at Edessa
under the command of the Byzantine
general Isaac Komnenos, Duke of Antioch
, in the 1060s. He fought against the invading Seljuk Turks and was supposedly poisoned shortly after the Battle of Manzikert
.
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
mercenary
Mercenary
A mercenary, is a person who takes part in an armed conflict based on the promise of material compensation rather than having a direct interest in, or a legal obligation to, the conflict itself. A non-conscript professional member of a regular army is not considered to be a mercenary although he...
and the leader of a corps of his countrymen stationed at Edessa
Edessa, Mesopotamia
Edessa is the Greek name of an Aramaic town in northern Mesopotamia, as refounded by Seleucus I Nicator. For the modern history of the city, see Şanlıurfa.-Names:...
under the command of the Byzantine
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
general Isaac Komnenos, Duke of Antioch
Isaac Komnenos, Duke of Antioch
Isaac Komnenos or Comnenus was a notable Byzantine general in the 1070s and one of the major supporters of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos , who was his younger brother. Alexios created the title of sebastokrator for Isaac....
, in the 1060s. He fought against the invading Seljuk Turks and was supposedly poisoned shortly after the Battle of Manzikert
Battle of Manzikert
The Battle of Manzikert , was fought between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks led by Alp Arslan on August 26, 1071 near Manzikert...
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