Principality of Galilee

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The Principality of Galilee was a major feudal lordship of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, centered around Tiberias and serving as a key Crusader stronghold in the Levant during the 12th century.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lordship of Galilee 1
Principality of Galilee canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crusader state
feudal lordship
vassal state
alternativeName Lordship of Galilee
borderedBy County of Tripoli
Lordship of Sidon
Muslim-held Damascus region
capital Tiberias
createdAs major fief of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
demography Muslim rural majority in many areas
mixed Frankish and local Eastern Christian population
endEvent Muslim reconquest of Galilee
endTime late 12th century
establishedBy Bohemond I of Antioch
First Crusade leaders
Tancred, Prince of Galilee
linked to: Tancred
feudalRankOfRuler lord
prince
governmentType feudal monarchy
historicalEvent affected by campaigns of Nur ad-Din
affected by campaigns of Saladin
involved in battles between Crusaders and Zengids
historicalRole frontier lordship against Muslim powers
key Crusader stronghold
includedCity Acre (at times)
linked to: Acre

Nazareth
Tiberias
includedRegion Lower Galilee
linked to: Galilee

Sea of Galilee region
linked to: Galilee

parts of Upper Galilee
language Arabic (local population)
Latin
Old French
legalSystem Assizes of Jerusalem
locatedIn Galilee
Levant
linked to: Levant region
militaryFunction control of routes around the Sea of Galilee
defense of the eastern frontier of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
notableRuler Elinard of Bures
Gervase of Bazoches
Hugh of Fauquembergues
Raymond III of Tripoli
Tancred, Prince of Galilee
linked to: Tancred

William of Bures
overlord King of Jerusalem
partOf Kingdom of Jerusalem
religion Latin Christianity
startTime circa 1099
suzerainty subject to High Court of Jerusalem
timePeriod 12th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crusader states hasPart Principality of Galilee
Principality of Galilee alternativeName Lordship of Galilee
linked to: Principality of Galilee