William-Jordan 786468 221202151 2008-06-23T14:14:28Z 88.12.184.11 The name is Sança. Sancha does not exist in Catalan language and we are talking about the history of Catalonia (not Castilia), so the Castilian or Spanish name Sancha is not correct. '''William II Jordan''' (died [[1109]]) was the [[count of Berga]] from [[1094]], [[count of Cerdanya]] from [[1095]], and [[regent]] of the [[county of Tripoli]] from [[1105]]. He was the son of [[William I of Cerdanya]] and Sança, daughter of [[Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer I of Barcelona]]. William accompanied [[Raymond IV of Toulouse]], one of the leaders of the [[First Crusade]], to the [[Holy Land]]. Raymond died in the east in [[1105]], leaving his young son [[Alfonso-Jordan]] as lord of [[Mons Peregrinus]] and [[Tortosa]] and nominal count of Tripoli (which had not yet been captured by the crusaders). Since Alfonso-Jordan was still a child, Raymond's soldiers chose William-Jordan as regent. Meanwhile in [[Toulouse]], Raymond's elder son [[Bertrand of Toulouse|Bertrand]] was ruling in his absence. After Raymond's death the barons of Toulouse chose Alfonso to replace Bertrand, who, now overthrown, travelled to the east, arriving at Mons Peregrinus in [[1108]] to claim it for himself. There, he quarrelled with William over the inheritance of the Raymond's lordship, and over the regency of still-unconquered Tripoli. William allied himself with [[Tancred, Prince of Galilee]], at the time regent of the [[Principality of Antioch]], while and Bertrand asked [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem]] to intervene. Baldwin I, [[Baldwin of Bourcq]], and [[Joscelin of Courtenay]] allied with Bertrand and William and Tancred were forced to compromise. Tancred was forced to give up his claim to the [[County of Edessa]] (but was allowed to keep Antioch); William and Bertrand divided Tripoli between them, recognizing Tancred and Baldwin I as their respective overlords. With the dispute settled, the crusader armies marched on Tripoli and [[siege of Tripoli|besieged it]], with assistance from the [[Genoa|Genoese]] fleet. On [[July 12]], [[1109]] they captured the city. A short time later William died of an arrow wound sustained during the siege, and the county passed to Bertrand alone. {{s-start}} {{s-bef|rows=2|before=[[William I of Cerdanya|William I]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Count of Berga]]|years=[[1094]]-[[1109]]}} {{s-aft|rows=2|after=[[Bernard of Cerdanya|Bernard]]}} |- {{s-ttl|title=[[Count of Cerdagne]]|years=[[1095]]-[[1109]]}} |- {{end}} [[Category:1109 deaths]] [[Category:People of the First Crusade (Christians)]] [[Category:Counts]] [[ca:Guillem II de Cerdanya]] [[de:Wilhelm-Jordan]] [[es:Guillermo Jordán]] [[fr:Guillaume de Cerdagne]] [[it:Guglielmo Giordano di Cerdanya]] [[nl:Willem-Jordan]] [[pl:William-Jordan]] [[pt:Guilherme-Jordão da Cerdanha]]