Tancred | |
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Prince of Galilee | |
First rule | 1099–1101 |
Successor | Hugh of Fauquembergues |
Second rule | 1109–1112 |
Predecessor | Gervase of Bazoches |
Successor | Joscelin I of Courtenay |
Born | c. 1075 Italy |
Died | 5 December 1112 Principality of Antioch (now Antakya, Hatay, Turkey) |
Burial | |
Spouse | Cecile of France |
House | House of Hauteville |
Father | Odo the Good Marquis |
Mother | Emma of Hauteville |
Religion | Roman 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.