Raymond III, count of Tripoli M / L XII
ὁ τῆς ἐν Φοινίκῃ Τριπόλεως ἡγεμονεύων (Seyrig 382) (Raymond 17002)
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Description
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At the assassination of
Raymond 4004
, he was twelve years old
William of Tyre bk. 17, 19.28-30
He was called "junior" to distinguish him from his homonymous father; the name stuck after his father's death
iunior. William of Tyre bk. 20, 28.31
He was closely connected to
Baldwin 53
and
Amalric 51
on both the male and female sides; but the connection on the female side was slightly stronger
ex utroque parente vinculis consanguinitatis sibi invicem erant connexi ... ex patre patris erat uno gradu inferior. William of Tyre bk. 21, 5.33-46
He was slender in figure, rather slight, average in height, sharp-featured and rather dark-skinned; his eyes were keen and his shoulders erect; he was clear-headed, farsighted and decisive in action; he was unusually moderate in eating and drinking
vir carne tenuis, submacilentus, statura modeste procerus, facie aquilus, capillo plano, mediocriter fusco, acutis luminibus, erectus humeris; mente compositus, providus multum et in actibus suis strenuus; cibo et potu quasi supra hominem sobrius. William of Tyre bk. 21, 5.46-50
He was generous to outsiders but not to his own people; he was very personable and fairly well-read, an accomplishment he had acquired with great efforts in an enemy prison, but his natural mental liveliness had more effect; like
Amalric 51
he was a devoted reader
alienis munificus, suis vero non ita; affabilis admodum et, quod in hostium vinculis summo labore collegerat, litteratus modice, sed magis tamen naturali mentis vivacitate scriptuarum intelligentiam, more domini Amalrici regis, niteabatur apprehendere. William of Tyre bk. 21, 5.50-54
He would be full of questions, if he happened to have somebody present whom he regarded as able to answer them
frequens in questionibus, si praesentem haberet quem ad earum solutionem arbitraretr sufficere. William of Tyre bk. 21, 5.55-56
Dignity/Office
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Count of Tripoli
τῆς ἐν Φοινίκῃ Τριπόλεως ἡγεμονεύων. Kinnamos 216.8
comes Tripolitanus.
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Tripolitanum comitem. William of Tyre bk. 18, 15.35, bk. 20, 28.31
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Kinship
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brother of
Melisende 17001
fratre. William of Tyre bk. 17, 19.28-30
(sororem). William of Tyre bk. 18, 30.41
cousin (first) on his mother's side of
Amalric 51
(they were sons of sisters)
consobrinus. William of Tyre bk. 21, 5.32
cousin (first) on his mother's side of
Baldwin 53
(they were sons of sisters)
consobrinus. William of Tyre bk. 21, 5.32
grandson (paternal) of
Cecilia 4001
avia, mater patris. William of Tyre bk. 21, 5.35
husband of
Eschiva 101
duxit uxorem. William of Tyre bk. 21, 5.59
son of
Hodierna 4001
(liberis). William of Tyre bk. 17, 19.28-30
son of
Raymond 4004
filius. William of Tyre bk. 17, 19.28-30, bk. 19, 9.14
stepfather of
Hugh 112
(privignus). William of Tyre bk. 21, 28 (29).48
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Location
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Baalbek (Helioupolis, Malbec)
He ravaged the fields near Baalbek, in the Beqaa Valley fines Eliopolitanos. William of Tyre bk. 21, 10 (11).31
Beqaa Valley
He took part in a two-pronged attack on the Beqaa Valley in eadem valle. William of Tyre bk. 21, 10 (11).31
Harim
He spent several months fruitlessly besieging Harim Harenc. William of Tyre bk. 21, 18 (19).19
Jubayl (Byblos)
he attacked the Beqaa Valley via Jubayl agrum Bibliensem. William of Tyre bk. 21, 10 (11).30
Tripoli (Palestine)
was count of Tripoli Tripolitanum. William of Tyre bk. 18, 15.35
was ruler of Tripoli (Palestine) Τριπόλεως. Kinnamos 216.8
was count of Tripoli Tripolitanum.
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