Principality of Antioch

Principality of Antioch Principatus Antiochenus (Latin) Princeté de Antioch (Norman)
1098–1268
Banner of arms of the House of Poitiers-Antioch (derived from the arms) Arms of the House of Poitiers-Antioch (until 1252) Arms of the House of Poitiers-Antioch (from 1252)
Attributed arms of the Principality of Antioch
The Principality of Antioch in the context of the other states of the Near East in 1135 AD
Status	Vassal of the Byzantine Empire (1138–1153, 1159–1183) Vassal of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1254–1260) Vassal of the Ilkhanate (1260–1268)
Capital	Antioch (modern-day Antakya, Hatay, Turkey) 36°12′17″N 36°10′54″E / 36.20472°N 36.18167°E / 36.20472; 36.18167
Common languages	Medieval Latin, Old Norman, Old French, Armenian, Aramaic, Greek, Arabic
Religion	Latin Church (ruling elite and nobility) Eastern Christianity Islam Judaism (popular)
Government	Feudal monarchy
Prince of Antioch
• 1098–1111 (first)	Bohemond I
• 1252–1268 (last)	Bohemond VI
Historical era	High Middle Ages
• First Crusade	1098
• Conquered by the Mamluk Sultanate under Baibars	1268
Preceded by Succeeded by Seljuk Empire Sultanate of Rum Mamluk Sultanate Emirate of Kilis
Today part of	Turkey Syria

The Principality of Antioch (Latin: Principatus Antiochenus; Norman: Princeté de Antioch) was one of the Crusader states created during the First Crusade which included parts of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) and Syria. The principality was much smaller than the County of Edessa or the Kingdom of Jerusalem. It extended around the northeastern edge of the Mediterranean, bordering the County of Tripoli to the south, Edessa to the east, and the Byzantine Empire or the Kingdom of Armenia to the northwest, depending on the date.

It had roughly 20,000 inhabitants in the 12th century, most of whom were Armenians and Greek Orthodox Christians, with a few Muslims outside the Antioch city itself. Most of the crusaders who settled there were of Norman origin, notably from the Norman Kingdom of southern Italy, as were the first rulers of the principality, who surrounded themselves with loyal subjects. Few of the inhabitants apart from the crusaders were Roman Catholic even though the city was under the jurisdiction of the Latin Patriarchate of Antioch, established in 1100. This patriarchate would endure as a titular one after the Crusades, until it was dropped in 1964.