Lucia, Countess of Tripoli
Lucia of Tripoli | |
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Countess of Tripoli | |
Reign | 1288 - 26 April 1289 |
Predecessor | Bohemond VII of Antioch |
Successor | Conqured by Qalawun |
Died | aft. 1292 or ca 1299 |
Spouse | Narjot de Toucy |
Issue | Philippe II de Toucy |
House | Ramnulfids |
Father | Bohemond VI of Antioch |
Mother | Sibylla of Armenia |
Lucia (died aft. 1292 or ca 1299) was the last
Biography
She was the daughter of
In 1288, Lucia then came to Tripoli from Apulia, Italy to take control of the county, although she was opposed by both the commune and the Genoese, due to her marriage in ca 1275 or 1278 to Narjot de Toucy in Auxerre. The Genoese, led by Benedetto I Zaccaria, tried to install a podestà, an official administrator from Genoa, which would have made Tripoli essentially a Genoese colony. At this the leader of the commune consented to acknowledge Lucia, but Lucia unexpectedly allied herself with the Genoese instead.[2]
The
Although he could have claimed the county through her, Lucia's husband never came to Tripoli, as he was attending to business in the Kingdom of Naples, where he died in 1292. The date of Lucia's death is unknown. Narjot and Lucia had one son, Philippe II de Toucy, who inherited the lordship of Laterza on Narjot's death and the claim to Antioch on Lucia's death.
References
- ^ Robinson 1992, p. 391.
- ^ Robinson 1992, pp. 391–392.
- ^ Robinson 1992, p. 392.
Bibliography
- Robinson, John J. (1992). Dungeon, Fire and Sword: The Knights Templar in the Crusades. M. Evans. ISBN 9781590771525.