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Patriarch George Of Antioch
George of Antioch (died 1151/1152) was an Italian admiral in the Norman kingdom of Sicily. George of Antioch may also refer to: *George the Confessor (died 814), Bishop of Antioch in Pisidia *George I of Antioch (Greek Orthodox) (r. 640-656), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch *George of Beltan, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (r. 758-790) *George II of Antioch, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (r. 690–695) *Ignatius George II, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (r. 1687–1708) *Ignatius George III, List of Syriac Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (r. 1745–1768) *Ignatius George IV, List of Syriac Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (r. 1768–1781) *Ignatius George V, List of Syriac Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (r. 1819–1837) *Ignatius George V Shelhot, Syriac Catholic Patria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Of Antioch
George of Antioch ( gr, Γεώργιος Ἀντιοχείας, died 1151 or 1152) was the first to hold the office of '' ammiratus ammiratorum'' (emir of emirs) in the Norman Kingdom of Sicily. He was a Syrian-born Byzantine Christian of Greek ancestry.''The Norman Kingdom of Sicily and the Crusades'', Helene Wieruszowski, ''The Later Crusades, 1189-1311'', Vol. II, ed.Kenneth M. Setton, Robert Lee Wolff, Harry W. Hazard, (The University of Wisconsin Press, 1969), 19. He was born in Antioch, whence he moved with his father, Michael, and mother to Tunisia following the First Crusade. He and his parents found employment under the Zirid emir, Tamim ibn Muizz. George fell out with Tamim's son and successor, Yahya, and secretly left for Christian Sicily by stealing away in disguise aboard a Palermitan ship harbored in Mahdia. Upon arrival in the Sicilian capital, George went immediately to the palace and found service with the Norman count, Roger II. __TOC__ Rise and early car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
