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Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch

Bohemond III of Antioch, also known as Bohemond the Child or the Stammerer (French: Bohémond le Bambe/le Baube; c. 1148–1201), was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to 1201.

Bohemond III of Antioch, also known as Bohemond the Child or the Stammerer (French: Bohémond le Bambe/le Baube; c. 1148–1201), was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to 1201. He was the elder son of Constance of Antioch and her first husband, Raymond of Poitiers. Bohemond ascended to the throne after the Antiochene noblemen dethroned his mother with the assistance of the lord of Armenian Cilicia, Thoros II. He fell into captivity in the Battle of Harim in 1164, but the victorious Nur al-Din Zengi, atabeg (governor) of Aleppo released him to avoid coming into conflict with the Byzantine Empire. Bohemond went to Constantinople to pay homage to Manuel I Komnenos, who persuaded him to install a Greek Orthodox patriarch in Antioch.

Historical Significance

Bohemond III of Antioch, also known as Bohemond the Child or the Stammerer (French: Bohémond le Bambe/le Baube; c.

Events Before

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    King Louis VII of France weds Adele of Champagne

  2. Maurice de Sully is elected bishop of Paris, will initiate plan to build Notre Dame

    Maurice de Sully is elected bishop of Paris, will initiate plan to build Notre Dame

  3. Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos marries Princess Maria of Antioch in the Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, with chariot

    Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos marries Princess Maria of Antioch in the Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, with chariot races to celebrate in the Hippodrome

  4. Pastor Frederik forms a convent at Mariengaarde, Friesland

    Pastor Frederik forms a convent at Mariengaarde, Friesland

  5. Hurricane hits villages in Holland and Friesland, causing flooding

    Hurricane hits villages in Holland and Friesland, causing flooding

Events After

  1. Ramjbam & his family reach Acre Palestine

    Ramjbam & his family reach Acre Palestine

  2. Jewish rabbi and philosopher Moses ben Maimon (aka Maimonides or the Rambam) reaches Jerusalem

    Jewish rabbi and philosopher Moses ben Maimon (aka Maimonides or the Rambam) reaches Jerusalem

  3. Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome

    Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome

  4. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa visits Utrecht

    Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa visits Utrecht

  5. Austrian town of Bad Kleinkirchheim is first mentioned, in an ecclesiastical document

    Austrian town of Bad Kleinkirchheim is first mentioned, in an ecclesiastical document

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What happened on August 12, 1164?
Bohemond III of Antioch, also known as Bohemond the Child or the Stammerer (French: Bohémond le Bambe/le Baube; c. 1148–1201), was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to 1201. He was the elder son of Constance of Antioch and her first husband, Raymond of Poitiers.
Why is Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Trip... significant?
Bohemond III of Antioch, also known as Bohemond the Child or the Stammerer (French: Bohémond le Bambe/le Baube; c.

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