County of Tripoli

The County of Tripoli was a state within the area of Modern Lebanon and part of Syria which was founded in 1109: its first Count was Bertrand of Toulouse (died 1112). It was a vassal-state of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, but held that connection very loosely.

• Raymond IV of Toulouse (c.1041-1105), also known as Raymond of Saint-Gilles or Raymond I of Tripoli (though he never ruled the city), conquered much of the territory but not the city before his death after the First Crusade (1096-1099). His cousin, Count William of Cedagne (d. 1109), took the city of Tripoli a few months after Raymond's death; he was deposed as Regent of the County of Tripoli in 1109 by Bertrand of Toulouse. Bertrand was succeeded on his death in 1112 by Pons of Tripoli (ruled 1112–1137), and then by Raymond II of Tripoli (r. 1137–1152), Raymond III of Tripoli (1152–1187), Raymond IV of Tripoli (1187–1189), son of Bohemond III of Antioch, Bohemond IV of Antioch-Tripoli (r. 1189–1233), Bohemond V of Antioch-Tripoli (r. 1233–1252}, Bohemond VI of Antioch-Tripoli (1252 – 1275), Bohemond VII of Antioch-Tripoli (r. 1275–1287), and Lucia of Tripoli (r. 1287–1289). After Tripoli was conquered by the Mameluke forces from Egypt under Qalāwūn aṣ-Ṣāliḥī (c. 1222–1290) in 1289, Lucia of Tripoli claimed the nominal rule from 1289 to c.1299, followed by Philip of Toucy from c.1299 to 1300.