Officers of the Principality of Antioch
The Principality of Antioch mirrored the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in its selection of great offices: constable, marshal, seneschal, chamberlain, butler, chancellor and at certain times also bailiff.
The officers of the Principality of Antioch are listed below. Dates are dates of attestation, not necessarily beginning and end dates of tenure.
Constable[edit]
- Robert FitzGerard (1098)[1][2]
- Richard (1101), perhaps Richard of the Principate[2] and perhaps only a titular constable[3]
- Adam (1113)[2][3]
- Rainald I Masoir (1127–1134)[4][5]
- Walter de Sourdeval (1134–1135)[1]
- Roger des Monts (1140–1149)[1][2][4]
- Archembaud (1153)[1][2][4]
- Geoffrey Jordan (1154)[1][4][6]
- Guiscard de l'Île (1170–1172),[1][4] initially as vice-constable (1170) and then constable (1172)[2]
- Baldwin (1175–1180)[4][7]
- Rainald II Masoir (1179)[2][8]
- Baldwin (1180)[2]
- Ralph des Monts (1186–1194)[1][9]
- Roger des Monts (1194–1216)[10][11]
- Robert Mansel (1207–1219),[10] also mayor in 1219[2]
- Simon Mansel (1262)[2][10]
Marshal[edit]
According to Claude Cahen, there were usually two marshals serving concurrently.[2] Andrew Buck's listing implies otherwise.[12]
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Seneschal[edit]
- Alberic (1119), vice-seneschal[2]
- Eschivard of Sarmenia (1149–1169)[1][12][17]
- Gervais of Sarmenia (1175–1195,[2] 1180–1194[12] or 1181–1199[1])
- Acharie of Sarmenia (1216–1251),[1] also mayor in 1216[2]
- Peter de Hazart (1262)[1][2]
Butler[edit]
- Martin of Margat (1140–1144)[10][12][18]
- Peter Salvarici (1149)[10][12][19]
- William de Monci (1169)[2][10][12]
- Paganus (1210)[2][10]
- Julien le Jaune (1216)[2][10]
Chamberlain[edit]
- Trigaud (1138)[2][10][20]
- Basil (1140)[2][10][20]
- Peter (1153–1172)[2][10][20][21]
- William (1163)[10]
- Raymond de Gibelet (1174)[10]
- Oliver (1179–1190)[10][22]
- Simon Burgevin (1195–1216)[2][23]
Chancellor[edit]
- Walter (1114–1122)[10][24]
- Ralph (1127),[10] may have been the chancellor of the patriarch[2]
- Franco (1133–1135)[10][25]
- Eudes (1140)[2][20][26]
- John (1149)[27][2][20]
- Walter (1154)[27]
- Geoffrey (1154)[20][28]
- Burchard (1155)[27][2][20]
- Bernard (1163–1170)[27][20][29]
- William (1172)[27][2][20]
- vacancy (1175)[2]
- John (1177–1183), absent for a time in 1178,[2] became bishop of Tripoli[27][20]
- Albert (1186–1191), archbishop of Tarsus, away from Antioch on an embassy in 1187[2][30]
- Alexander (1193–1200)[2][20][31]
- John of Corbonio (1203–1205)[27]
- Jordan (1215–1216[27] or 1216–1219[2])
- John (before 1225), probably John of Corbonio again[27]
- Geoffrey (1241),[27] elected bishop of Tiberias[2]
- William (1262)[27][2]
Bailiff[edit]
- Fulk (1133/4–1136), king of Jerusalem, acting as regent for Constance of Antioch[32]
See also[edit]
- Officers of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
- Officers of the Kingdom of Cyprus
- Officers of the County of Tripoli
- Officers of the County of Edessa
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k La Monte 1932, p. 257.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Cahen 1940, p. 463.
- ^ a b La Monte 1932, p. 257, gives his dates as 1101–1114.
- ^ a b c d e f Buck 2017, p. 123.
- ^ La Monte 1932, p. 257, gives 1126–1134. Cahen 1940, p. 463, gives 1127–1135.
- ^ Cahen 1940, p. 463, extends his tenuer at least to 1155.
- ^ La Monte 1932, p. 257, has only 1174 or 1175. Cahen 1940, p. 463, has only 1175.
- ^ La Monte 1932, p. 257, gives his dates as 1179–1181.
- ^ Cahen 1940, p. 463, does not mention him after 1190; Buck 2017, p. 123, after 1193.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w La Monte 1932, p. 258.
- ^ Cahen 1940, p. 463, gives his dates as 1195–1200. Buck 2017, p. 123, gives 1194–1201.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Buck 2017, p. 124.
- ^ La Monte 1932, p. 258, extends his tenure back at least to 1200.
- ^ Buck 2017, p. 124, mentions him only in 1201.
- ^ La Monte 1932, p. 258, calls him Guarin Malmuz; Cahen 1940, p. 463, calls him Garin de Malmont.
- ^ La Monte 1932, p. 258, gives his dates as 1193 or perhaps 1200. Cahen 1940, p. 463, gives his dates as 1193–1195.
- ^ Cahen 1940, p. 463, does not mention him after 1163.
- ^ Cahen 1940, p. 463, mentions him only in 1143.
- ^ Cahen 1940, p. 463, extends his tenure down to 1154.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Buck 2017, p. 125.
- ^ La Monte 1932, p. 258, pushes the start of his tenure back at least to 1151.
- ^ Cahen 1940, p. 463, extends his tenure down to 1191. Buck 2017, p. 125, gives him two tenures, 1179–1181 and 1187–1201.
- ^ La Monte 1932, p. 258, questions whether there is one Simon in 1195 and another in 1215–1216.
- ^ Cahen 1940, p. 463, has him as chancellor in 1113.
- ^ Buck 2017, p. 125, gives the dates 1134–1135.
- ^ La Monte 1932, p. 258, extends his tenure down to 1143.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k La Monte 1932, p. 259.
- ^ Cahen 1940, p. 463, has 1153–1154 and La Monte 1932, p. 259, has 1154–1155.
- ^ Cahen 1940, p. 463, does not mention him after 1163.
- ^ Buck 2017, p. 125, extends his tenure down to 1193.
- ^ La Monte 1932, p. 259, extends Albert's titular chancellorship down to 1200 while making Alexander the acting chancellor from 1193.
- ^ Buck 2017, p. 224.
Bibliography[edit]
- Buck, Andrew D. (2017). The Principality of Antioch and Its Frontiers in the Twelfth Century. The Boydell Press.
- Cahen, Claude (1940). La Syrie du nord a l'époque des Croisades et la principauté d'Antioche. Geuthner.
- La Monte, John L. (1932). Feudal Monarchy in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem 1100 to 1291. Medieval Academy of America.