John (bishop of Tripoli)

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John (died 1184×1186) was the chancellor of the Principality of Antioch from 1177 until 1183[1][2] and the bishop of Tripoli from 1183 until 1184.[3] He was the archdeacon of the Patriarchate of Antioch during his time as chancellor before he became bishop.[3] His appointment to the bishopric may have been intended as a reward for his years of service,[3] but it may also indicate that he did not wish to serve Prince Bohemond III after the latter's conflict with Patriarch Aimery of Limoges.[2] John briefly held the chancellorship and bishopric simultaneously—signing a charter of Bohemond III in May 1183—but soon relinquished it. He was succeeded as chancellor by Archbishop , who was in office by 1184. He was succeeded as bishop by by 1186 at the latest.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ John L. La Monte, Feudal Monarchy in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem 1100 to 1291 (Medieval Academy of America, 1932), p. 259.
  2. ^ a b Andrew D. Buck, The Principality of Antioch and Its Frontiers in the Twelfth Century (Boydell & Brewer, 2017), pp. 107–108 & 125.
  3. ^ a b c d Bernard Hamilton, The Latin Church in the Crusader States: The Secular Church (Ashgate, 1980), pp. 118 & 409.
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