Principality of Antioch

Principality of Antioch
Principatus Antiochenus
Vassal of the Byzantine Empire (1138–1153, 1159-1183) Vassal of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1254–1260) Vassal of the Ilkhanate (1260–1268)
1098–1268
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The Principality of Antioch in the context of the other states of the Near East in 1135 AD.
Capital		Antioch
Languages		Medieval Latin, Old French, Old Norman, Armenian, Greek, Arabic
Religion		Roman Catholicism (de jure)
Government		Principality
Prince of Antioch
•	1098–1111	Bohemond I
•	1252–1268	Bohemond VI
Historical era		High Middle Ages
•	First Crusade	1098
•	Conquered by Baibars	1268
Preceded by Succeeded by Fatimid Caliphate Sultanate of Rum Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)
Today part of		Turkey  Syria

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The Principality of Antioch was one of the crusader states created during the First Crusade which included parts of modern-day Turkey and Syria. The principality was much smaller than the County of Edessa or the Kingdom of Jerusalem. It extended around the northeastern edge of the Mediterranean, bordering the County of Tripoli to the south, Edessa to the east, and the Byzantine Empire or the Kingdom of Armenia to the northwest, depending on the date.

It had roughly 20,000 inhabitants in the 12th century, most of whom were Armenians and Greek Orthodox Christians, with a few Muslims outside the city itself. Most of the crusaders who settled there were of Norman origin, notably from the Norman Kingdom of southern Italy, as were the first rulers of the principality, who surrounded themselves with their own loyal subjects. Few of the inhabitants apart from the Crusaders were Roman Catholic even though the city was turned into a Latin Patriarchate in 1100.