Robert Mansel ( – after March 1219) was

Constable of Antioch The Principality of Antioch mirrored the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in its selection of great offices: constable, marshal, seneschal, admiral, Chamberlain, butler, chancellor and at certain times also bailiff. The Officers of the Principal ...

(1207–1219).

Life

Robert Mansel belonged to the important Frankish Mansel family from Antioch. He was a son of Sibylla from her first marriage, who later married Prince

Bohemond III of Antioch Bohemond III of Antioch, also known as Bohemond the Child or the Stammerer (french: Bohémond le Bambe/le Baube; 1148–1201), was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to 1201. He was the elder son of Constance of Antioch and her first husband, Raymond of ...

in her third marriage. On May 22, 1207, he was first documented as a constable of Antioch.

Marriage and issue

He married a sister of

Constantine of Baberon Constantine of Baberon (died c. 1263) was a powerful Armenian noble of the Het‛umid family. He was the son of Vassag and the father of King Het‛um I, who ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from 1226 to 1270. Constantine played a pivotal rol ...

, with whom he had two sons: *

Simon Mansel Simon Mansel (between 1205 and 1220 – after 1268) was a Constable of Antioch. He belonged to the important Frankish Mansel family from Antioch. He was believed to be a son of Robert Mansel, who became constable to Antioch in 1207. Bartholomew ...

, Constable of Antioch *

Bartholomew Mansel Bartholomew Mansel was the vicar of the diocese of Antioch, regent of Tripoli, and bishop of Tortosa around 1272, a post he held until 1291. Biography Bartholomew belonged to the important Frankish family of the Mansels in Antioch. He was probab ...

, Bishop of Tartus He was last documented in March 1219.

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