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Princess Constance of Antioch
(1127 - 1163)
Constance of Antioch (1127 - 1163)
Constance was born in 1127, the only child and heiress of Boemund II, prince of Antioch, and Alix of Jerusalem. She succeeded her father in 1130 as Constance, princess of Antioch, under the regency successively of her mother, her maternal grandfather Baudouin II du Bourg, king of Jerusalem, and her distant cousin Foulques V d'Anjou, king of Jerusalem. She was challenged by Roger II, king of Sicily, as nearest male heir, but he was unable to press his claim due to more pressing business in southern Italy.
In 1136 she married Raimond de Poitou, son of Guillaume VII-IX 'le Jeune', duke of Aquitaine and comte de Poitou, and his mistress Maubergeon/Dangerose de L'Isle-Bouchard. The marriage was arranged by Foulques V d'Anjou, king of Jerusalem, in secret from her mother who had offered Constance's hand to Manuel I Komnenos, son of Johannes II Komnenos Dukas, emperor of Byzantium. After her mother's death in 1137, Constance succeeded her as Lady of Lattakia and Jabala. She and Raimund had five children, of whom their son Boemund III and daughter Maria would have progeny. In 1149 Raimund died in battle, attempting to win back one of his castles from the Moslem commander Nur-ed Din.
Constance rejected three potential candidates for her second husband proposed by Baudouin III, king of Jerusalem: Yves de Nesle, comte de Soissons; Gauthier de Faucquemont, châtelain de Saint Omer, and Raoul de Merle. She also rejected Ioannes Dalassenos Rogerios (Jean Roger 'the Norman') who had been proposed by Emperor Manuel I Komnenos. In 1153 she married Renaud de Châtillon, whose parentage is not known with certainty, though some sources give his father as Henri seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Marne and mother Ermengarde de Montjoy. Constance and Renaud had two daughters, Agnes and Alisia, both of whom would have progeny. When Renaud was taken prisoner in 1160, Constance claimed that power in Antioch reverted to her. However, Baudouin III, king of Jerusalem declared his son Boemund the rightful prince under the regency of Patriarch Aimery. Constance appealed to Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of Byzantium, who sent ambassadors to Antioch to negotiate a marriage between her daughter Maria and the emperor, their presence alone being sufficient to re-establish Constance's rule in Antioch. In 1363 she appealed to Konstantinos Kalamános, Byzantine governor of Cilicia, for military support to maintain her position in Antioch. This provoked a riot in the city. Constance was exiled and her son Boemund installed in her place.
Constance's date of death is not known with certainty, but some sources place it in 1163. In a charter dated 1167 her son called himself 'Prince of Antioch, Lord of Lattakieh and Jabala', which was his mother's dower, implying she had died by then.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Constance of Antioch (1127 - 1163)
was the only daughter of Bohemund II of Antioch by his wife Alice, princess of Jerusalem [1]. She was also Princess regnant of the Principality of Antioch (a crusader state) from 1130 to her death.
She became princess of Antioch when she was only four-years-old, under the regency of Baldwin II of Jerusalem (1130-1131) and Fulk of Jerusalem (1131-1136).
Her mother Alice did not want the principality to pass to Constance, preferring to rule in her own name. Alice attempted to ally with the Muslim atabeg of Mosul, Zengi, offering to marry Constance to a Muslim prince, but the plan was foiled by Alice's father Baldwin, who exiled her from Antioch. In 1135 Alice attempted once again to take control of the principality, and sought a husband for Constance in Manuel Comnenus, at that time the heir to the Byzantine throne. Fulk exiled her again and re-established the regency for Constance. In 1136, while still a child, Constance was married to Raymond of Poitiers, whom the noble supporters of the regency had secretly summoned from Europe; Alice was tricked into believing Raymond was going to marry her, and, humiliated, left Antioch for good when the marriage was performed. From this union three children were born:
Bohemund III of Antioch, who succeeded her in 1163
Maria of Antioch (1145-1182), married (rechristened as "Xena") to Manuel I Comnenus
Philippa of Antioch, mistress to Andronicus I Comnenus
In 1149, Raymond died in the Battle of Inab and Constance remarried in 1153 to Raynald of Chatillon, who also became co-ruler of Antioch.
Constance had one daughter from Raynald:
Agnes of Antioch (1154-1184), married king Bela III of Hungary
According to some sources [2] believe that Constance and Raynald had another daughter, Jeanne, possibly the second wife of Boniface I of Montferrat.
Raynald was captured in 1160 and spent the next sixteen years in a prison in Aleppo. A dispute arose between Constance and her son, Bohemund, when Bohemund tried to seize power in Antioch. A riot broke out, and Constance was exiled from the city. She died in 1163.
Source: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_of_Antioch
Constance was born in 1127, the only child and heiress of Boemund II, prince of Antioch, and Alix of Jerusalem. She succeeded her father in 1130 as Constance, princess of Antioch, under the regency successively of her mother, her maternal grandfather Baudouin II du Bourg, king of Jerusalem, and her distant cousin Foulques V d'Anjou, king of Jerusalem. She was challenged by Roger II, king of Sicily, as nearest male heir, but he was unable to press his claim due to more pressing business in southern Italy.
In 1136 she married Raimond de Poitou, son of Guillaume VII-IX 'le Jeune', duke of Aquitaine and comte de Poitou, and his mistress Maubergeon/Dangerose de L'Isle-Bouchard. The marriage was arranged by Foulques V d'Anjou, king of Jerusalem, in secret from her mother who had offered Constance's hand to Manuel I Komnenos, son of Johannes II Komnenos Dukas, emperor of Byzantium. After her mother's death in 1137, Constance succeeded her as Lady of Lattakia and Jabala. She and Raimund had five children, of whom their son Boemund III and daughter Maria would have progeny. In 1149 Raimund died in battle, attempting to win back one of his castles from the Moslem commander Nur-ed Din.
Constance rejected three potential candidates for her second husband proposed by Baudouin III, king of Jerusalem: Yves de Nesle, comte de Soissons; Gauthier de Faucquemont, châtelain de Saint Omer, and Raoul de Merle. She also rejected Ioannes Dalassenos Rogerios (Jean Roger 'the Norman') who had been proposed by Emperor Manuel I Komnenos. In 1153 she married Renaud de Châtillon, whose parentage is not known with certainty, though some sources give his father as Henri seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Marne and mother Ermengarde de Montjoy. Constance and Renaud had two daughters, Agnes and Alisia, both of whom would have progeny. When Renaud was taken prisoner in 1160, Constance claimed that power in Antioch reverted to her. However, Baudouin III, king of Jerusalem declared his son Boemund the rightful prince under the regency of Patriarch Aimery. Constance appealed to Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of Byzantium, who sent ambassadors to Antioch to negotiate a marriage between her daughter Maria and the emperor, their presence alone being sufficient to re-establish Constance's rule in Antioch. In 1363 she appealed to Konstantinos Kalamános, Byzantine governor of Cilicia, for military support to maintain her position in Antioch. This provoked a riot in the city. Constance was exiled and her son Boemund installed in her place.
Constance's date of death is not known with certainty, but some sources place it in 1163. In a charter dated 1167 her son called himself 'Prince of Antioch, Lord of Lattakieh and Jabala', which was his mother's dower, implying she had died by then.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Constance of Antioch (1127 - 1163)
was the only daughter of Bohemund II of Antioch by his wife Alice, princess of Jerusalem [1]. She was also Princess regnant of the Principality of Antioch (a crusader state) from 1130 to her death.
She became princess of Antioch when she was only four-years-old, under the regency of Baldwin II of Jerusalem (1130-1131) and Fulk of Jerusalem (1131-1136).
Her mother Alice did not want the principality to pass to Constance, preferring to rule in her own name. Alice attempted to ally with the Muslim atabeg of Mosul, Zengi, offering to marry Constance to a Muslim prince, but the plan was foiled by Alice's father Baldwin, who exiled her from Antioch. In 1135 Alice attempted once again to take control of the principality, and sought a husband for Constance in Manuel Comnenus, at that time the heir to the Byzantine throne. Fulk exiled her again and re-established the regency for Constance. In 1136, while still a child, Constance was married to Raymond of Poitiers, whom the noble supporters of the regency had secretly summoned from Europe; Alice was tricked into believing Raymond was going to marry her, and, humiliated, left Antioch for good when the marriage was performed. From this union three children were born:
Bohemund III of Antioch, who succeeded her in 1163
Maria of Antioch (1145-1182), married (rechristened as "Xena") to Manuel I Comnenus
Philippa of Antioch, mistress to Andronicus I Comnenus
In 1149, Raymond died in the Battle of Inab and Constance remarried in 1153 to Raynald of Chatillon, who also became co-ruler of Antioch.
Constance had one daughter from Raynald:
Agnes of Antioch (1154-1184), married king Bela III of Hungary
According to some sources [2] believe that Constance and Raynald had another daughter, Jeanne, possibly the second wife of Boniface I of Montferrat.
Raynald was captured in 1160 and spent the next sixteen years in a prison in Aleppo. A dispute arose between Constance and her son, Bohemund, when Bohemund tried to seize power in Antioch. A riot broke out, and Constance was exiled from the city. She died in 1163.
Source: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_of_Antioch
Events
| Birth | 1127 | ||||
| Marriage | 1153 | Renaud de Chatillon Prince of Antioch | |||
| Death | 1163 |
Families
| Spouse | Renaud de Chatillon Prince of Antioch (1130 - 1187) |
| Child | Ágnes de Chatillon ( - ) |
| Father | Prince Bohemond II of Antioch (1108 - 1131) |
| Mother | Alice (Alix) Regent of Jerusalem (1110 - 1137) |