Pons of Tripoli
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'''Pons of Tripoli''' (c. [[1098]] – [[1137]]) was the son of [[Bertrand of Tripoli]], and was [[County of Tripoli|count of Tripoli]] from [[1112]] to [[1137]].
Pons married [[Cecile of France]], the widow of his mentor [[Tancred, Prince of Galilee]] and daughter of [[Philip I of France]]. This marriage helped to reconcile the [[Normans | Norman]] and [[Provence|Provençal]] [[The Crusades|Crusaders]], who had fallen out during the [[Siege of Antioch]].
In 1118 he allied with [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem|Baldwin II]], the new [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|king of Jerusalem]], and in 1119 the two marched north to aid [[Roger of Salerno]] against an invasion by [[Il-ghazi]]. Roger decided not to wait for them, and he and his army were slaughtered at the [[Battle of Ager Sanguinis]]; Baldwin II was later taken hostage.
In 1124, after Baldwin had been released, Pons helped capture [[Tyre (Lebanon)|Tyre]], one of the last coastal cities remaining in [[Muslim]] hands. In 1125 he aided in the Crusader victory at the [[Battle of Azaz]]. In 1131 Pons came into conflict with [[Fulk of Jerusalem]], who had ascended to the throne that year, and was defeated at the [[Battle of Rugia]].
In 1137 Tripoli was invaded by the sultan of [[Damascus]], and Pons was killed in battle. He was succeeded by his son [[Raymond II of Tripoli|Raymond II]].
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==Sources==
*[[William of Tyre]], ''A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea'', trans. E. A. Babcock and A. C. Krey. [[Columbia University Press]], 1943.
*[[Steven Runciman]], ''A History of the Crusades, Vol. II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem''. [[Cambridge University Press]], 1952.
[[Category:1090s births]]
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[[Category:Military personnel killed in action]]
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