Summary
Philippa of Antioch (1148 – 1178), was Lady of Toron by her marriage to Humphrey II of Toron and a mistress of Andronikos I Komnenos.
| Philippa of Antioch | |
|---|---|
 Coat-of-arms of de Poitiers as princes of Antioch. | |
| Lady of Toron | |
| Tenure | c.1166–1178 |
| Born | 1148 Antioch (modern-day Antakya, Hatay, Turkey) |
| Died | 1178 |
| Burial | St Marie, Josaphat |
| Spouse | Humphrey II of Toron |
| House | Poitiers |
| Father | Raymond of Poitiers |
| Mother | Constance of Antioch |
Early life and family edit
Philippa was the younger daughter of Constance, Princess of Antioch and her first husband Raymond of Poitiers.[1] Philippa's siblings were Bohemond III of Antioch and Maria of Antioch, who married Manuel I Komnenos. In 1149, her father died in the Battle of Inab,[2] and her mother remarried in 1153 to Raynald of Châtillon.[1] From this marriage at least one daughter was born, Agnes who married Bela III of Hungary.[3]
Court edit
Philippa encountered Andronikos I Komnenos at the court of the Principality of Antioch. Captivated by him, she was seduced and was his mistress from 1166–1167.[4]
After she was abandoned by Andronikos, Philippa married Humphrey II of Toron.[5] She and Humphrey however, had no children. Philippa died in 1178 around aged thirty. She was buried at the church of St. Mary in the Valley of Josaphat.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Hodgson 2007, p. xvi.
- ^ Tyerman 2006, p. 195.
- ^ Mielke 2021, p. 92.
- ^ Hatzaki 2009, p. 127.
- ^ Runciman 1999, p. 378.
- ^ Hamilton & Jotischky 2020, p. 179.
Sources edit
- Hamilton, Bernard; Jotischky, Andrew (2020). Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States. Cambridge University Press.
- Hatzaki, Myrto (2009). Beauty and the Male Body in Byzantium: Perceptions and Representations in Art and Text. Springer.
- Hodgson, Natasha R. (2007). Women, Crusading and the Holy Land in Historical Narrative. The Boydell Press.
- Mielke, Christopher (2021). The Archaeology and Material Culture of Queenship in Medieval Hungary, 1000–1395. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Runciman, Steven (1999). A History of the Crusades. Vol. 2: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100–1187. Cambridge University Press.
- Tyerman, Christopher (2006). God's War: A New History of the Crusades. Harvard University Press.