County of Tripoli

County of Tripoli
Comitatus Tripolitanus (Latin)
Comtat de Trípol (Old Provençal)
1102–1289
Flag of Tripoli
Banner of arms of the House of Toulouse-Tripoli (derived from the arms)
Attributed arms of the County of Tripoli
Attributed arms of the County of Tripoli
The County of Tripoli in the context of the other states of the Near East in 1135 AD.
The County of Tripoli in the context of the other states of the Near East in 1135 AD.
StatusVassal of, the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Principality of Antioch and the Mongol Empire
CapitalTortosa (1102–1109), Tripoli (1109–1289)
Common languagesLatin, Aramaic (Maronite), Old French, Old Occitan, Italian, Arabic, Greek, Sabir
Religion
Latin Church (among nobles)
Maronite Church and Eastern Orthodox Church (Among general populace)
Oriental Orthodoxy, Islam, and Judaism minority
GovernmentFeudal monarchy
Count of Tripoli 
• 1102–1105 (first)
Raymond I
• 1287–1289 (last)
Lucia
Historical eraHigh Middle Ages
• Established
1102
• Conquered by Qalawun
27 April 1289
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Fatimid Caliphate
Mamluk Sultanate
Today part ofLebanon
Syria

The County of Tripoli (1102–1289) was one of the Crusader states.[1] It was founded in the Levant in the modern-day region of Tripoli, northern Lebanon and parts of western Syria.[1][2] When the Frankish Crusaders, mostly southern French forces – captured the region in 1109, Bertrand of Toulouse became the first count of Tripoli as a vassal of King Baldwin I of Jerusalem. From that time on, the rule of the county was decided not strictly by inheritance but by factors such as military force (external and civil war), favour and negotiation. In 1289, the County of Tripoli fell to the Muslim Mamluks of Cairo under Sultan Qalawun, and the county was absorbed into Mamluk Sultanate.

  1. ^ a b Gregory, T. E. (2010). A History of Byzantium. John Wiley & Sons. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-4051-8471-7.
  2. ^ Riley-Smith, J. (2012). The Knights Hospitaller in the Levant, c. 1070–1309. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-230-29083-9.[permanent dead link]