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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

  • Robert FitzGerard (1098)
  • Richard (1101), perhaps Richard of the Principate and perhaps only a titular constable
  • Adam (1113)
  • Rainald I Masoir (1127–1134)
  • Walter de Sourdeval (1134–1135)
  • Roger des Monts (1140–1149)
  • Archembaud (1153)
  • Geoffrey Jordan (1154)
  • Guiscard de l'Île (1170–1172), initially as vice-constable (1170) and then constable (1172)
  • Baldwin (1175–1180)
  • Rainald II Masoir (1179)
  • Baldwin (1180)
  • Ralph des Monts (1186–1194)
  • Roger des Monts (1194–1216)
  • Robert Mansel (1207–1219), also mayor in 1219

Marshal

According to Claude Cahen, there were usually two marshals serving concurrently. Andrew Buck's listing implies otherwise.

  • Raymond (1140)
  • William Tirel (1149–1169)
  • Bartholomew Tirel (1181–1193, 1183–1193 or 1186–1191)
  • Thomas Tirel (1201–1231)
  • Bartholomew Tirel (1262)
  • Garin Malmut (1140–1160)
  • William de Cavea (1175–1186)
  • Hugh Flauncurt (1193–1194)
  • Basil (1210), either honorarily or as marshal of Armenia

Seneschal

  • Alberic (1119), vice-seneschal
  • Eschivard of Sarmenia (1149–1169)
  • Gervais of Sarmenia (1175–1195, 1180–1194 or 1181–1199)
  • Acharie of Sarmenia (1216–1251), also mayor in 1216
  • Peter de Hazart (1262)

Butler

  • Martin of Margat (1140–1144)
  • Peter Salvarici (1149)
  • William de Monci (1169)
  • Paganus (1210)
  • Julien le Jaune (1216)

Chamberlain

  • Trigaud (1138)
  • Basil (1140)
  • Peter (1153–1172)
  • William (1163)
  • Raymond de Gibelet (1174)
  • Oliver (1179–1190)
  • Simon Burgevin (1195–1216)

Chancellor

  • Walter (1114–1122)
  • Ralph (1127), may have been the chancellor of the patriarch
  • Franco (1133–1135)
  • Eudes (1140)
  • John (1149)
  • Walter (1154)
  • Geoffrey (1154)
  • Burchard (1155)
  • Bernard (1163–1170)
  • William (1172)
vacancy (1175)
  • John (1177–1183), absent for a time in 1178, became bishop of Tripoli
  • Albert (1186–1191), archbishop of Tarsus, away from Antioch on an embassy in 1187
  • Alexander (1193–1200)
  • John of Corbonio (1203–1205)
  • Jordan (1215–1216 or 1216–1219)
  • John (before 1225), probably John of Corbonio again
  • Geoffrey (1241), elected bishop of Tiberias
  • William (1262)

Bailiff

See also

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