William of Zardana

William of Zardana
Lord of Saone
Reign1119–1132/33
PredecessorRobert the Leper
SuccessorBeatrice
Lord of Zardana
Reign1121–1132/33
Died1132/33
SpouseBeatrice
FatherRobert the Leper
ReligionRoman Catholicism

William of Zardana, also known as William of Saone (died in 1132 or 1133), was a powerful baron who held Balatanos, Saone and Zardana in the Principality of Antioch. After his father, Robert the Leper, was executed by the atabeg (or governor) of Toghtekin in 1119, William inherited Balatanos and Saone. Zardana, that his father had lost before his death, was restored to William by Baldwin II of Jerusalem in 1121. He supported Baldwin II's daughter, Alice, against her brother-in-law, Fulk of Jerusalem, in 1132, but Fulk defeated her allies. William died fighting either against Fulk's troops or against a Muslim army.