Tancred, Prince of Galilee
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Tancred of Galilee was an Italian nobleman of Frankish origin, counted amongst the four main leaders of the First Crusade. He is credited as the first Christian to enter Jerusalem after its conquest in 1099.
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Constantine I of Armenia and Tancred at Tarsus
Remains of Tancred's Tower in Jerusalem
Bohemond I and Tancred in a 13th-century miniature
Original coin issued by Tancred during his regency of Antioch.
Tancred by Merry-Joseph Blondel (Palace of Versaille)
Tancred baptizing Clorinda according to Tintoretto (Houston Museum of Fine Arts)In their orbit 4
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About this person
Tancred of Galilee was an Italian nobleman of Frankish origin, counted amongst the four main leaders of the First Crusade. He is credited as the first Christian to enter Jerusalem after its conquest in 1099. Present at the foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Tancred became Prince of Galilee and regent of the Principality of Antioch in his uncle Bohemond's behalf. He then married princess Cecilie of France, thus becoming son-in-law to King Philip I of the Franks, and brother-in-law to King Fulk of Jerusalem.
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