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'''Bohemond II'''<ref>Sometimes called '''Bohemond of Tarsia''' after his father</ref> (died 1169) was the count of [[Manoppello]], succeeding his father, [[Bohemond I of Manoppello|Bohemond I]], in 1156 or 1157. He was an Italian noble at the time.

In 1160, Bohemond joined a conspiracy of nobles, including [[Richard of Aquila]], [[Roger of Acerra]], and [[Gilbert of Gravina]]. The conspiracy was of only minor lords, but it gained traction. The aim of the conspirators was to assassinate the admiral [[Maio of Bari]] and in this they succeeded on 10 November. The rebellion which followed was short-lived, and Gilbert and Bohemond were restored to favor. It has been suspected that Gilbert and Bohemond were in some sort of intimate relationship, although this is {{dubious|date=June 2020}} and highly suspect.

In 1161, in a war with [[Robert III of Loritello]], an old enemy of his father, he was driven out of his county. In 1167, he was again driven from his domains by the imperial army of [[Frederick Barbarossa]] led by [[Rainald of Dassel]], the [[archbishop of Cologne]].

In 1168, Bohemond accused [[Richard, Count of Molise]], of conspiracy against the new chancellor [[Stephen du Perche]]. A duel was scheduled when Count [[Robert of Caserta]] came forward with a second accusation. It was alleged that the Apulian town of [[Mandra]] among others near [[Troia (FG)|Troia]] was unlawfully obtained at the expense of the crown. A jury was assembled and found Richard guilty of illegally retaining the lands after the flight of the chancellor [[Caïd Peter|Peter]]. He was dispossessed of all his lands and when he complained to the king was imprisoned. It is likely that the whole trial was engineered by Gilbert of Gravina, a political opponent of Richard's and an ally of Bohemond's.

Bohemond left one unnamed daughter who married Peter, who succeeded his father-in-law in the county.

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==Sources==
*[[John Julius Norwich|Norwich, John Julius]]. ''The Kingdom in the Sun 1130-1194''. Longman: [[London]], 1970.
*Matthew, Donald. ''The Norman Kingdom of Sicily''. [[Cambridge University Press]]: 1992.
*Houben, Hubert. ''Roger II of Sicily: A Ruler between East and West''. Trans. G. A. Loud and Diane Milbourne. [[Cambridge University Press]]: 2002.

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