Marrriage of under-age Constance of Antioch to Raymond of Poitiers
Unit appears in:
IOANNES II (1118-1143)
1136
Summary:
After Raymond of Poitiers swore fealty to Radulf of Domfront, Radulf married him to Constance in the church of Hagios Petros. All those present agreed to ignore the fact that she was far too young for marriage
Dates:
1136
Constance of Antioch, daughter of Bohemond II (
Constance 4002
)
When
Raymond 17001
arrived in Antioch,
Radulf 4001
extorted an oath of fealty from him, then quickly married him to Constance in Hagios Petros, all agreeing to ignore the fact that she was below marriageable age (: )
William of Tyre bk. 14, 20.53-59
Radulf of Domfront, Latin patriarch of Antioch (
Radulf 4001
)
He even promised, if
Raymond 17001
's brother
Henry 4003
came to Antioch, to try to marry him to
Alice 4001
, with her dowry of two towns; when Raymond swore fealty, Radulf himself married him to
Constance 4002
in the church of Hagios Petros (: )
William of Tyre bk. 14, 20.49-59
Raymond of Poitiers, prince of Antioch (
Raymond 17001
)
After swearing fealty to
Radulf 4001
, he was married by him to
Constance 4002
in Hagios Petros, all agreeing to ignore her young age; he later disregarded oath of fealty as shameful and wrongly extorted, and joined Radulf's enemies (: )
William of Tyre bk. 14, 20.53-68