Geoffrey the Monk
Geoffrey the Monk was the count of Marash in the Principality of Antioch (now Kahramanmaraş, Turkey) from around 1114 to 1124.
Count of Marash[]
The first reference to Geoffrey was connected to his participation in the Battle of the "Field of Blood".[1] In this battle, Ilghazi, the Artuqid ruler of Mardin almost annihilated the army of Roger of Salerno, the ruler of Antioch on 28 June, 1119.[1] According to the 12th-century historian William of Tyre, Geoffrey and Guy Fresnel jointly commanded a battle-line.[2] Geoffrey managed to escape from the battlefield after Ilghazi's victory.[1] William of Tyre described Geoffrey as a "magnate of the region", without specifying his title.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c Asbridge 2000, p. 162.
- ^ Asbridge 2000, p. 172.
- ^ Buck 2017, p. 134.
Sources[]
- Asbridge, Thomas (2000). The Creation of the Principality of Antioch, 1098–1130. The Boydell Press. ISBN 978-0-85115-661-3.
- Buck, Andrew D. (2017). The Principality of Antioch and its Frontiers in the Twelfth Century. The Boydell Press. ISBN 978-1-78327-173-3.
Categories:
- Principality of Antioch
- Counts of the Crusader states
- History of Kahramanmaraş
- Military history stubs