Tancred, Prince of Galilee

Tancred
19th-century depiction of Tancred by Merry-Joseph Blondel.
Prince of Galilee
First rule1099–1101
SuccessorHugh of Fauquembergues
Second rule1109–1112
PredecessorGervase of Bazoches
SuccessorJoscelin I of Courtenay
Bornc. 1075
Italy
Died5 December 1112
Principality of Antioch
(now Antakya, Hatay, Turkey)
Burial
SpouseCecile of France
HouseHouse of Hauteville
FatherOdo the Good Marquis
MotherEmma of Hauteville
ReligionRoman Catholic

Tancred (c. 1075 – December 5 or December 12, 1112) was an Italo-Norman leader of the First Crusade who later became Prince of Galilee and regent of the Principality of Antioch.[1][2] Tancred came from the house of Hauteville and was the great-grandson of Norman lord Tancred of Hauteville.

  1. ^ Ernest Barker (1911). "Tancred (crusader)". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 26. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 394-395.
  2. ^ Grabois, Aryeh (2006). In The Crusades - An Encyclopedia. pp. 1143-1145.