Officers of the County of Tripoli
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As in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
, the County of Tripoli
had a smattering of offices: seneschal
, constable
, marshal
, Chamberlain
, and chancellor
.
These were the Great Officers of the County of Tripoli by office:
Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Catholic kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 after the First Crusade. The kingdom lasted nearly two hundred years, from 1099 until 1291 when the last remaining possession, Acre, was destroyed by the Mamluks, but its history is divided into two distinct periods....
, the County of Tripoli
County of Tripoli
The County of Tripoli was the last Crusader state founded in the Levant, located in what today are parts of western Syria and northern Lebanon, where exists the modern city of Tripoli. The Crusader state was captured and created by Christian forces in 1109, originally held by Bertrand of Toulouse...
had a smattering of offices: seneschal
Seneschal
A seneschal was an officer in the houses of important nobles in the Middle Ages. In the French administrative system of the Middle Ages, the sénéchal was also a royal officer in charge of justice and control of the administration in southern provinces, equivalent to the northern French bailli...
, constable
Constable
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
, marshal
Marshal
Marshal , is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word is an ancient loan word from Old French, cf...
, Chamberlain
Chamberlain (office)
A chamberlain is an officer in charge of managing a household. In many countries there are ceremonial posts associated with the household of the sovereign....
, and chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
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These were the Great Officers of the County of Tripoli by office:
Constable
- William Peter (1106), perhaps just Marshal of the Camp
- William Raymond (1106), perhaps just Marshal of the Camp
- Roger (1110–1117)
- Silvius (1139)
- Rainier (1140–1143)
- Arnald de Crest (1151–1155)
- Hugh Sine Censu (1161–1164)
- Raymond de Gibelet (1181–1183)
- Osto (1194)
- Gerard of HamHamHam is a cut of meat from the thigh of the hind leg of certain animals, especiallypigs. Nearly all hams sold today are fully cooked or cured.-Etymology:...
(1198–1217) - John (1217), also marshal (see below)
- Thomas of Ham (1227–1255)
- William Farabel (1277–1282)
Marshal
- Falcrand (1142–1145)
- William de Lulen (1151)
- N. de Monteprasto (1163)
- Raymond (1177–1179)
- John (1187–1217), also constable (see above)
- John (1241–1278)
Chancellor
- Pons (1126), also archdeaconArchdeaconAn archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of Saint Paul - Jotron (1139–1143)
- Peter (1142–1143)
- Alberic (1163)
- Matthew (1174–1187)
- John (1202), perhaps John of Corbonio who was chancellor of AntiochAntiochAntioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the...
under Bohemond IV