1st Edition
The Counts of Tripoli and Lebanon in the Twelfth Century Sons of Saint-Gilles
List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction Sons of Saint-Gilles
1 The Succession of Cousins: Counts Raymond I (1103–05), William Jordan (1105–09) and Bertrand (1109–12)
2 The Forging and Freedom of the County: Count Pons (1112–37)
3 Military Decline and Matrimonial Discord: Count Raymond II (1137–52)
4 Count and Captive: Count Raymond III (1152–74)
5 The Regent Thwarted: Count Raymond III (1174–87)
Conclusion Alien and Native
Appendix 1 Sources
Appendix 2 Troubadour poetry and Tripoli
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Kevin James Lewis completed a doctorate in History at the University of Oxford, where he produced a thesis on aspects of the ‘crusader’ county of Tripoli during the twelfth century, under the supervision of Professor Christopher Tyerman. Previously he studied at Cardiff University’s Centre for the Crusades, taught by Professors Helen Nicholson, Peter Edbury and Denys Pringle. More recently he held a Past & Present Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London.
