Alice of Antioch
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| Alice | |
|---|---|
Şanlıurfa, Turkey) | |
| Died | after 1151 |
| Spouse | Bohemond II of Antioch |
| Issue | Constance of Antioch |
| House | House of Rethel |
| Father | Baldwin II of Jerusalem |
| Mother | Morphia of Melitene |
Alice of Jerusalem (also Haalis, Halis, or Adelicia; c. 1110 – after 1151) was a Princess consort of Antioch by marriage to Bohemond II of Antioch. She engaged in a longlasting power struggle during the reign of her daughter Constance of Antioch.
Life
Alice was the second daughter of King
Princess consort of Antioch
Baldwin II had become regent of Antioch after the defeat of the principality at the Battle of Ager Sanguinis in 1119. In 1126, the 18-year-old Bohemond, son of Bohemond I, the first prince of Antioch, arrived to claim his inheritance. Immediately after the principality was handed over to him, Bohemond was married to Alice; the marriage was likely part of the negotiations prior to Bohemond's arrival.
Power struggle with Baldwin
In 1130, Bohemond was killed in battle with the
Power struggle with Fulk
Baldwin II died in 1131 and was succeeded in Jerusalem by his eldest daughter, Alice's sister
Marriage of Constance
Around 1135, Alice again attempted to take control of Antioch, negotiating with the
Alice was humiliated and left Antioch, never to return. She died after 1151.[1]
References
- ISBN 90-429-1735-0, 9789042917354, p. 174, note 17.
- William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea, Volume II. Trans. Emily Atwater Babcock and A. C. Krey. Columbia University Press, 1943.
- Steven Runciman, A History of the Crusades, Volume II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187. Cambridge University Press, 1952.