Bohemond I
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Empires, Dynasties, Holy Roman Empire, Crusades, Princes, Princesses
- Curriculum: Italian History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
Article abstract: Bohemond was one of the leaders of Europe’s most successful Crusade to the Holy Land and the founder and first prince of Antioch.
Early Life
Bohemond I was the firstborn son of Robert Guiscard, the most successful of that small band of eleventh century Norman adventurers who reclaimed southern Italy and Sicily from Byzantine, Italian, and Muslim forces. By the time of his death in 1085, Guiscard had become Duke of Apulia and Calabria, overlord of Sicily (then being subdued by his younger brother Roger), and vassal, ally, and protector...
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