Bohemond V of Antioch

Bohemond V of Antioch
denier of Bohemond V: +BOAMVNDVS +ANTIOCHIA
Prince of Antioch
Reign	1233-1252
Count of Tripoli
Reign	1233-1252
Born	1199
Died	1252 (aged 53)
Spouse	Alice of Champagne Luciana di Segni
Issue	Plaisance of Antioch Bohemond VI of Antioch
House	House of Poitiers
Father	Bohemond IV of Antioch
Mother	Plaisance Embriaco

Bohemond V of Antioch (1199 − January 1252) was ruler of the Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, from 1233 to his death. He was simultaneously Count of Tripoli.

Bohemond V was the son of Bohemund IV of Antioch and Plaisance of Gibelet. Like his father before him, Bohemond had a notorious dislike for the Knights Hospitaller and the neighbouring Kingdom of Armenia, preferring an alliance with the Knights Templar. Peace with Armenia was assured only shortly before his death, with the mediation of Louis IX of France.

In 1225, Bohemond was married to Cypriote queen dowager Alice of Champagne. Their childless marriage ended in annulment after July 5, 1227. His second marriage was in 1235 to Luciana di Segni, a great-niece of Pope Innocent III. He had two children:

Bohemond V died in January 1252. Since his son and successor was only 15 at the time, he succeeded under the regency of the Dowager Princess, Luciana. However, Luciana never left Tripoli, and instead handed over the government of the principality to her Roman relatives. This made her unpopular, so the young Bohemond VI gained the approval of King Louis IX of France, who was on Crusade at the time, to get permission from Pope Innocent IV to come of age a few months early.