Pons of Tripoli 377294 214479157 2008-05-23T19:20:07Z Franco aq 7049610 '''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]]. {{start box}} {{succession box|before=[[Bertrand of Toulouse|Bertrand]]|title=[[County of Tripoli|Count of Tripoli]]|years=[[1112]]–[[1137]]|after=[[Raymond II of Tripoli|Raymond II]]}} {{end box}} ==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]] [[Category:1137 deaths]] [[Category:Counts of Tripoli]] [[Category:Military personnel killed in action]] [[cs:Pons z Tripolisu]] [[de:Pons von Tripolis]] [[es:Ponce de Trípoli]] [[fr:Pons de Tripoli]] [[it:Ponzio di Tripoli]] [[nl:Pons van Tripoli]] [[pl:Pons z Trypolisu]] [[pt:Ponce de Trípoli]] [[ru:Понс, граф Триполи]]