Fulk went by sea to Antioch & was made its regent
Unit appears in:
IOANNES II (1118-1143)
1132
Summary:
Pons refused to allow Fulk through Tripoli on land, so he went by sea from Beirut to St Symeon, and was then given charge of Antioch as regent. Though Pons' wife was Fulk's half-sister, he used her dowry against him
Dates:
1132
Fulk V, count of Anjou, king of Jerusalem (
Fulk 4001
)
He was summoned to Antioch by Antiochenes worried about the lack of a prince and the danger posed by
Alice 4001
;
Pons 4002
would not let him through Tripoli, so he went by sea from Beirut to St Symeon; was given charge of Antioch (: )
William of Tyre bk. 14, 4.1-5.9
Pons, count of Tripoli (
Pons 4002
)
Was won over by the gifts and promises of
Alice 4001
to support her designs on Antioch; refused
Fulk 4001
passage through Tripoli, making him go by sea from Beirut to St. Symeon; though his wife was
Fulk 4001
's sister, he used her dowry against him (: )
William of Tyre bk. 14, 4.19-5.12