Peter Embriaco of Gibelet, lord of the fief of

Gibelet Byblos ( ; gr, Βύβλος), also known as Jbeil or Jubayl ( ar, جُبَيْل, Jubayl, locally ; phn, 𐤂𐤁𐤋, , probably ), is a city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is believed to have been first occupied between 880 ...

(modern

Byblos Byblos ( ; gr, Βύβλος), also known as Jbeil or Jubayl ( ar, جُبَيْل, Jubayl, locally ; phn, 𐤂𐤁𐤋, , probably ), is a city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is believed to have been first occupied between 880 ...

), was the last prince of the

House of Giblet The Embriaco were a prominent Genoese family, who played an important role in the history of the Crusader states. It also gave consuls, admirals and ambassadors to the Republic of Genoa. The family ruled the city of Byblos (in present-day Leba ...

(Embriaco family) in the

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Biography

He became the Lord of Gibelet, following the death of his father

Guido II Embriaco Guy II or Guido II, surnamed Embriaco (died 1282), was the lord of Gibelet (Arabic ''Jubayl'', Greek ''Byblos'') from about 1271 until his death. Guy was the eldest son of Henry I Embriaco and Isabella of the House of Ibelin, a daughter of Lord ...

. However, the town was occupied by

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, Count of Tripoli. Following the victory of the

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sultan

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and his capture of Tripoli and the neighbouring cities of

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and Nefin, Peter managed to keep his lands around Gibelet in exchange for the payment of a tribute to the Sultan. He lost his territories in 1300 and left to

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. He married Douce de Gaurelée, then Agnes Embriaco of Gibelet.

Notes

References

Tyerman, Christopher Christopher Tyerman (born 22 May 1953) is an academic historian focusing on the Crusades. In 2015, he was appointed Professor of History of the Crusades at the University of Oxford. Life and career He graduated from New College, Oxford, with a f ...

, ''God's war, A new history of the Crusades'', *

External links

*{{cite web , url=http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/TRIPOLI.htm#GuyEmbriacodied1233 , title=Lords of Jebail (Embriaco) , website=fmg.ac Christians of the Crusades 13th-century monarchs in the Middle East Embriaco family History of Byblos