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{{Short description|Crusader state in the Levant from 1102 to 1289}}
{{about|the Crusader state Tripoli||Tripoli (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox country
| native_name            = {{native name|la|Comitatus Tripolitanus}}<br>{{native name|pro|Comtat de Trípol}}
| conventional_long_name = County of Tripoli
| common_name            = Tripoli
| era                    = High Middle Ages
| status                 = Vassal of, the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]], the [[Principality of Antioch]] and the [[Mongol Empire]]
| event_start            = 
| year_start             = 1102
| date_start             = 
| event_end              = Conquered by [[Qalawun]]
| year_end               = 1289
| date_end               = 27 April
| p1                     = Banu Ammar
| p2                     = Fatimid Caliphate
| s1                     = Mamluk Sultanate
| image_flag             = Banner of Arms of the House of Toulouse-Tripoli.svg
| flag_type              = [[Banner of arms]] of the [[House of Toulouse|House of Toulouse-Tripoli]] {{nowrap|{{small|(derived from the arms)}}}}
| image_coat             = Coat of arms of the House of Toulouse-Tripoli.png
| coa_size               = 80px
| symbol_type            = Arms of the [[House of Toulouse|House of Toulouse-Tripoli]]
| other_symbol           = <div style="padding:0.5em;">[[File:Armoiries Tripoli.svg|60px|Attributed arms of the County of Tripoli]]</div>
| other_symbol_type      = {{nowrap|[[Attributed arms]] of the County of Tripoli}}
| image_map              = MapofTripoli.png
| image_map_caption      = The County of Tripoli in the context of the other states of the [[Near East]] in 1135 [[AD]].
| capital                = [[Tartus|Tortosa]] (1102–1109), [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]] (1109–1289)
| common_languages       = [[Latin]], [[Aramaic]] ([[Maronites|Maronite]]), [[Old French]], [[Old Occitan]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Sabir language|Sabir]]
| religion               = [[Latin Church]] (among nobles)<br>[[Maronite Church]] and [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] (Among general populace)<br>{{small|[[Oriental Orthodoxy]], [[Islam]], and [[Judaism]] minority}}
| government_type        = Feudal monarchy
| leader1                = [[Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse|Raymond I]]
| year_leader1           = 1102–1105 {{small|(first)}}
| leader2                = [[Lucia of Tripoli|Lucia]]
| year_leader2           = 1287–1289 {{small|(last)}}
| title_leader           = [[Count of Tripoli]]
| legislature            = 
| today                  = [[Lebanon]]<br>[[Syria]]
}}

The '''County of Tripoli''' (1102–1289) was one of the [[Crusader states]].<ref name="Gregory">{{cite book|last=Gregory|first=T. E.|title=A History of Byzantium|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gXCl9P0vKS4C&pg=PA327|year=2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-4051-8471-7|page=327}}</ref> It was founded in the [[Levant]] in the modern-day region of [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]], northern [[Lebanon]] and parts of western [[Syria]].<ref name="Gregory"/><ref name="Riley">{{cite book|last=Riley-Smith|first=J.|title=The Knights Hospitaller in the Levant, c. 1070–1309|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wNY3gLWMqoC&pg=PA174|year=2012|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-0-230-29083-9|page=174}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
When the [[Crusades|Frankish Crusaders]], mostly [[Occitania|southern French]] forces – captured the region in 1109, [[Bertrand of Toulouse]] became the first count of Tripoli as a [[vassal]] of King [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem]]. From that time on, the rule of the county was decided not strictly by inheritance but by factors such as military force (external and [[civil war]]), favour and negotiation. In 1289, the County of Tripoli fell to the Muslim [[Mamluk|Mamluks]] of [[Cairo]] under Sultan [[Qalawun]], and the county was absorbed into [[Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk Sultanate.]]

==Capture by Christian forces==
{{See also|Siege of Tripoli}}

[[Raymond IV of Toulouse]] was one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the [[List of principal Crusaders|crusaders]].<ref name="Tyerman">Tyerman C. [http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674030701 "God's war – a new history of the crusades"] Harvard University Press. 2009. {{ISBN|978-0674030701}}</ref> Even so, after the [[First Crusade]], he had failed to secure any land holdings in the [[Near East]]. Meanwhile, the [[County of Edessa]], the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] and the [[Principality of Antioch]] had been established.<ref name="Madden">{{cite book|last=Madden|first=T. F.|title=The New Concise History of the Crusades|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fKYxKsgVpmMC|year=2005|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-3822-1}}</ref> Tripoli was an important strategic goal as it linked the [[France|French]] in the south with the [[Normans]] in the north. It was a fertile and well populated area.<ref name=Kennedy>{{cite book|last=Kennedy|first=H.|title=Crusader Castles|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780521420686|url-access=registration|year=1994|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-79913-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780521420686/page/62 62]}}</ref> In 1102, Raymond IV occupied Tortosa (now [[Tartus]]) and in 1103, he prepared, together with veterans of the [[Crusade of 1101|1101 crusade]], to take Tripoli.<ref name="Tyerman"/><ref name="Setton">{{cite book|last=Setton|first=K. M.|title=A History of the Crusades: The Impact of the Crusades on the Near East|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgfMNfBIgSwC&pg=PA240|year=1985|publisher=Univ of Wisconsin Press|isbn=978-0-299-09144-6|page=240}}</ref>

===Citadel of Tripoli===
{{main|Citadel of Tripoli}}
On a natural ridge, which he named "Mons Peregrinus" ({{langx|fr|Mont Pèlerin}}, {{langx|en|Mount Pilgrim}}), {{convert|3|km|1}} from Tripoli, Raymond IV (also known as Raymond de Saint-Gilles) began the construction of a large fortress, the [[Citadel of Tripoli]] ({{langx|ar|قلعة طرابلس}} ''Qalʻat Ṭarābulus''), formerly also known as the "Castle of Saint-Gilles" ({{langx|ar|قلعة سان جيل|links=no}} ''Qalʻat Sān Jīl''). Despite this new fortress and seasoned troops, Raymond IV's siege of Tripoli failed to secure the port. He died on 25 February 1105.

===Succession===
[[William-Jordan|Count William of Cerdagne]], Raymond IV's cousin and comrade, was supported by [[Tancred, Prince of Galilee]], but his succession in the Tripoli campaign was challenged by Raymond IV's illegitimate son, [[Bertrand of Toulouse]].<ref name="Asbridge">{{cite book|last=Asbridge|first=T. S.|title=The Creation of the Principality of Antioch, 1098–1130|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DvUNedDOoFgC&pg=PA208|year=2000|publisher=Boydell & Brewer Ltd|isbn=978-0-85115-661-3|page=208}}</ref> Bertrand of Toulouse, who was supported by [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem]], arrived in the [[Near East]] with a substantial army and a large [[Republic of Genoa|Genoese]] fleet.<ref name="Tyerman"/>
In order to resolve the succession issue, Baldwin I created a partition treaty. It specified that William was to hold northern Tripoli and pay homage to Tancred, while Bertrand was to hold south Tripoli as a vassal of Baldwin.<ref name="Madden"/> Under a united Christian onslaught, Tripoli fell on 12 July 1109, completing the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]].<ref name="Tyerman"/> When William died of an arrow through the heart (some claim it was murder), Bertrand became the first count of Tripoli.<ref name="Asbridge"/>{{rp|page=119}}

==Structure and devolution of power==
{{see also|Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem}}

===Holdings and vassals===
[[File:Tripoli gold bezant in Arabic 1270 1300 Tripoli silver gros 1275 1287.jpg|thumb|County of Tripoli coins: gold [[bezant]] with a text in [[Arabic language|Arabic]] (1270–1300), and Tripoli silver [[Gros (coinage)|gros]] (1275–1287). [[British Museum]].]]

The extent of the County of Tripoli was determined in part by pre-existing [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] borders and in part by victory in battle, tempered by the demands of neighbouring crusader states. At its height, the county controlled the coastline from [[Maraclea]] in the north to [[Beirut]] in the south. Inland, the county's control extended to the [[Krac des Chevaliers]] fortress. The rich inland agricultural land of the [[Homs Gap]] was known as La Bocquée.<ref name="Haag"/> 
The county was divided into 'lordships'; areas based roughly around its coastal ports. The count of Tripoli himself held the port of Tripoli and its surrounds. He also controlled the hostile region of [[Montferrand (crusader castle)|Montferrand]], now modern-day Bar'in, [[Syria]], lying to the east.<ref name="Tyerman"/> Approximately one quarter of the land seized around Tripoli was given to the [[Republic of Genoa|Genoese]] as payment for military aid. The Genoese admiral [[Guglielmo Embriaco]] was awarded the city of [[Byblos]].<ref name="Tyerman"/>

===Homage to the king===
The County of Tripoli was an autonomous state.<ref name="hamilton">{{Cite book |last=Hamilton |first=Bernard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IySQoHdviNkC&pg=PA44 |page=44|title=The Leper King and His Heirs: Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem |date=2005-07-07 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-01747-3 |language=en}}</ref> Despite his contribution to its establishment, Baldwin I did not directly control the County of Tripoli. Nevertheless, the County of Tripoli owed [[fealty]] (allegiance) and [[Homage (feudal)|homage]] (declarations of allegiance) to him, and he, in return, provided support to the county in times of trouble.<ref name="Tyerman"/>

===Defence===
Although occupying a narrow coastal plain, the mountain range beyond was a natural defensive line for Tripoli. Several castle forts were built to defend the mountain passes.<ref name="Haag">{{cite book|last=Haag|first=M.|title=The Tragedy of the Templars: The Rise and Fall of the Crusader States|url=https://archive.org/details/tragedyoftemplar00haag|url-access=registration|year=2012|publisher=Profile Books|isbn=978-1-84765-854-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/tragedyoftemplar00haag/page/138 138]}}</ref>
Muslim forces (Turk and Egyptian) attacked the County of Tripoli along its borders, especially those to the east.<ref name="Kennedy"/>{{rp|page=73}} In 1137, [[Raymond II, Count of Tripoli|Raymond II]], the reigning count, lost control of Montferrand.<ref name="Tyerman"/> The Muslim position strengthened when the [[Order of Assassins|Hashshashin]] ([[Nizari Isma'ilism|Nizari Ismailis]]) forces formed in the [[Nosairi mountains]] to the north.<ref name="Tyerman"/> In 1144, in order to increase the county's defences, particularly against Zangi of Mosul, Raymond II gave the [[Knights Hospitaller]] large stretches of frontier land along the Buqai'ah plain.<ref name="Boas">{{cite book|last=Boas|first=A.|title=Archaeology of the Military Orders: A Survey of the Urban Centres, Rural Settlements and Castles of the Military Orders in the Latin East (c. 1120–1291)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yeQ3uecGjdcC&pg=PA131|year=2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-203-96481-1|page=131}}</ref> This included the castles of [[Krak des Chevaliers]], Anaz, Tell Kalakh, Qalaat el Felis and Mardabech.<ref name="Riley"/>{{rp|page=30}} In the 1150s, the defences were further strengthened by the presence of the [[Knights Templar]] at [[Tartus]] on the seashore.<ref>{{cite book|last=Peoples|first=R. S.|title=Crusade of Kings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdDyOiWYC6AC&pg=PA54|year=2007|publisher=Wildside Press LLC|isbn=978-0-8095-7221-2|page=54}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=National Geographic Society|title=The National Geographic Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WNzRAAAAMAAJ|volume=59|year=1931|publisher=National Geographic Society}}</ref>

===Religion===
In religious matters, the counties of the Kingdom of Jerusalem were expected to follow the lead of the [[Latin patriarch of Jerusalem]]. However, Count [[Pons of Tripoli|Pons]] had formed an alliance with [[Antioch]], and acknowledged the [[Latin patriarch of Antioch]]. This was so even after a papal edict to the contrary.<ref name="Tyerman"/>

== War with the Seljuk Empire ==
;Shaizar
As a vassal of the [[kings of Jerusalem]], [[Bertrand of Tripoli]] was drawn into war with the [[Seljuk Turks]]. In 1111, [[Mawdud]], a Turkish military leader, campaigned against [[Principality of Antioch|Antioch]] and [[County of Edessa|Edessa]]. Count Bertrand of Tripoli and King [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem]] marched to defend the Christians in the north. In joining Prince [[Tancred of Galilee]] and Count [[Baldwin II of Edessa]] at the [[Battle of Shaizar (1111)|Battle of Shaizar]], their defence of the kingdom was successful.

;Hab
In 1119, the Seljuk Empire again attacked Antioch, winning the [[Battle of Ager Sanguinis]]. However, Count Pons of Tripoli and [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem|Baldwin II]] defended Antioch and, at the [[Battle of Hab]], successfully defended the flank of the Christian forces.

;Azaz
In 1125, Count Pons of Tripoli marched against the Turks who had again attacked [[County of Edessa|Edessa]], this time besieging the town of [[Battle of Azaz (1125)|Azaz]]. Pons of Tripoli, Baldwin II and Count [[Joscelin I of Edessa]] lured the Turks from Azaz and into an ambush on the plains, where the Turkish forces were defeated.

==Earthquake of 1170==
On 29 June 1170, an earthquake struck the region. The defensive forts of [[Krac des Chevaliers]], Chastel Blanc<ref name="Boas"/>{{rp|page=236}} and al-'Ariymah were damaged. The cathedral of St Mary in Tripoli township was destroyed.<ref name="Barber">{{cite book|last=Barber|first=M.|title=The Crusader States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bz_O7-Lb_CsC&pg=PA256|year=2012|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-18931-5|page=256}}</ref> The earthquake of 1170 resulted in a brief truce between [[Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo|Nur al-Din]] and the county (unlike a previous less severe earthquake of 1157 where fighting continued).<ref name="Raphael">{{cite book|last=Raphael|first=K.|title=Ancient Earthquakes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jQ59RT8FPx8C&pg=PA59|year= 2010|publisher=Geological Society of America|isbn=978-0-8137-2471-3|page=60}}</ref>

== Contenders ==

===Bertrand of Toulouse, son of Alphonso-Jordan===
[[File:Crusader coin Tripoli circa 1230 bis.jpg|thumb|upright|Crusader coin, County of Tripoli, {{circa|1230}}.]]
[[File:Crusader coin Tripoli circa 1230.jpg|thumb|upright|Crusader coin, County of Tripoli, {{circa|1230}}.]]

[[Alfonso Jordan]] (1103–1148) was the son of Raymond IV and his third wife, [[Elvira of Castile, Countess of Toulouse|Elvira of Castile]].<ref name="William">{{cite book|author=William of Puylaurens|title=The Chronicle of William of Puylaurens: The Albigensian Crusade and Its Aftermath|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mIQTe2VaZQsC&pg=PA17|year=2003|publisher=Boydell Press|isbn=978-0-85115-925-6|page=17}}</ref> Although he was born in Tripoli, Alphonso-Jordan was raised in France. In 1147, he joined the [[Second Crusade]], which was launched in response to the loss of the County of Edessa to Turkish forces. Alphonso died, possibly poisoned, in [[Caesarea Maritima|Caesarea]], in 1148.<ref name="Barber"/> He had an illegitimate son, Bertrand of Toulouse, who continued his progress towards Tripoli. 
[[Raymond II, Count of Tripoli|Count Raymond II]] (1115–1152), the grandson of Bertrand, Count of Tripoli, engaged his enemies, [[Nur ad-Din Zangi|Nur al-Din]] and [[Unur of Damascus]], to confront his cousin, Bertrand. The Turkish forces, having only recently battled Raymond II at the [[Siege of Damascus (1148)|Siege of Damascus]], attacked the castle of [[Areimeh|Arima]] (al-Ariymah).<ref name="Boas"/>{{rp|page=224}} They captured Bertrand of Toulouse, who spent the following decade in Muslim prisons. He was released in 1159 following the intervention of [[Manuel I Komnenos|Manuel Komnenos]], emperor of Byzantium.<ref name="Barber"/>{{rp|page=197}} Raymond II later regained Arima. In 1152, Raymond II was killed by the [[Hashashin|Assassins]]. He was the first recorded non-Muslim victim of this sect.<ref name="Tyerman"/>

===Guy II Embriaco===
[[Bohemond VII of Antioch|Bohemond VII]] (1261 – 19 October 1287) was Count of Tripoli and the nominal Prince of Antioch from 1275 until his death. From 1275 to 1277, [[Bartholomew Mansel|Bartholomew, Bishop of Tortosa]], was Bohemond VII's regent.<ref name="Barber2">History of the Templars – Barber</ref> [[Paul of Segni]], [[Latin Diocese of Tripoli|Bishop of Tripoli]], who was a friend of the Templar Grandmaster, [[William of Beaujeu]], opposed the succession of Bohemond VII.<ref name="Barber2"/> [[Ernoul]] wrote, "This was the beginning of war between Bohemond VII and the Templars."<ref>Estoire d'Eracles</ref>
 
[[Guy II Embriaco]] (1277–1282) was a former vassal of Bohemond VII in [[Gibelet]] ([[Byblos]]). Grievances between them had led to enmity and this was part of a larger trade war between [[Republic of Genoa|Genoa]] and the [[Republic of Venice|Venetians]].<ref name="Northrup">{{cite book|last=Northrup|first=L.|title=From Slave to Sultan: The Career of Al-Manṣūr Qalāwūn and the Consolidation of Mamluk Rule in Egypt and Syria (678–689 A.H./1279–1290 A.D.)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DivRsJGJaKwC&pg=PA152|year=1998|publisher=Franz Steiner Verlag|isbn=978-3-515-06861-1|page=152}}</ref>
The [[Knights Templar|Templars]] sought to unseat Bohemond VII by supporting Guy II Embriaco. Bohemond VII responded by sacking the Templar house in Tripoli and forests at Montroque.<ref name="Barber2"/> This action led to indecisive fighting over the following months at Botron, [[Enfeh|Fort Nephin]], [[Sidon]] and at sea.<ref name="Barber2"/> In 1282, Guy II Embriaco and the Templars were ambushed in Tripoli. Guy, his brothers, and cousins were imprisoned at Fort Nephin and left to starve; his followers were blinded and the Templars were summarily executed.

===Benedetto I Zaccaria===
After the death of Bohemond VII in 1287, the resulting [[power vacuum]] moved the lords of the County of Tripoli to offer [[Benedetto I Zaccaria]] (1235–1307), a powerful Genoese merchant, control of the county. In Tripoli, a special non-aristocratic [[social status]] had been granted to people from the great mercantile cities of Europe, especially those from the maritime republics of Italy (''e.g.'', Venice).<ref name="Setton"/>{{rp|page=172}} The communes elected Bartholomew Embriaco to the role of Mayor of Tripoli. He also promoted trade with the Genoese.
Bohemond VII had no issue. His mother, [[Sibylla of Armenia]], was discounted in the succession because she was the friend of Bishop Bartholomew of Tortosa, considered an enemy of Tripoli. Bohemond VII's younger sister, Lucie, established herself at Fort Nephin with the support of the [[Knights Hospitaller]]. Eventually, Bartholomew Embriaco and the communes decided they could not rule, while Benedetto I Zaccario declined the countship. Thus, after negotiations, Lucie became [[Lucia, Countess of Tripoli]] in 1288.<ref name="Folda">{{cite book|last=Folda|first=J.|title=Crusader Art in the Holy Land, From the Third Crusade to the Fall of Acre|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xifq5OE7174C&pg=PA383|year=2005|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-83583-1|page=383}}</ref>

==Fall to the Muslims==
{{See also|Siege of Tripoli (1271)|Fall of Tripoli (1289)}}
Constant infighting, lack of resources, a series of poor harvests, changes to trade routes and the local economy and Muslim and Mongol military pressure led to the decline of the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]].<ref name="Riley"/>{{rp|page=7}} By the 1280s, only two crusader states remained; the remnants of Jerusalem and the County of Tripoli. Even though the [[Mamluk]] government of [[Egypt]] had a treaty with the county, in March 1289, Tripoli favoured an alliance with the Mongols and as a result [[Qalawun|Sultan Qalawun]] of Egypt attacked Tripoli. Despite desperate defense operations, the county fell and was merged with Qalawun's empire.<ref name="Tyerman"/>

==Vassals of Tripoli==
{{Incomplete list|date=April 2022}}
* [[Montferrand (crusader castle)|County of Montferrand]]
* [[Bishmizzine|Lordship of Besmedin]]
* [[Lordship of Botrun|Lordship of Botron]]
* [[Bsharri|Lordship of Buissera]]
* [[Al-Qalamoun|Lordship of Calmont]]
* [[Chastel Blanc|Lordship of Chastel Blanc]]
* [[Chastel Rouge|Lordship of Chastel Rouge]]
* [[Lordship of Fontaines]]
* [[Gibelacar|Lordship of Gibelacar]]
* ''[[:it:Signoria di Gibelletto|Lordship of Gibelet]]''
* [[Coliath|Lordship of La Colée]]
* [[Mseilha Fort|Lordship of Le Puy]]
* ''[[:de:Moinetre|Seigneury of Moinetre]]''
* [[Enfeh#The_Crusades_Period|Lordship of Nephin]]
* [[Lordship of Raisagium Montanée]]
* [[Lordship of Terra Galifa]]
* [[Lordship of Tokle]]
* [[Tartus#Crusades|Lordship of Tortosa Maraclea]]
* [[Krak des Chevaliers]]

==Counts of Tripoli==
{{main|Count of Tripoli}}
*[[Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse|Raymond I]] (1102–1105, also [[Count of Toulouse]] as [[Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse|Raymond IV]])
*[[Alfonso Jordan]] (1105–1109), with [[William II Jordan|William Jordan]] as regent
*[[Bertrand, Count of Toulouse|Bertrand]] (1109–1112)
*[[Pons, Count of Tripoli|Pons]] (1112–1137)
*[[Raymond II, Count of Tripoli|Raymond II]] (1137–1152)
*[[Raymond III, Count of Tripoli|Raymond III]] (1152–1187)
*[[Raymond IV, Count of Tripoli|Raymond IV]] (1187–1189), son of [[Bohemond III of Antioch]].
*[[Bohemond IV of Antioch|Bohemond IV]] (1189–1233, also [[Principality of Antioch|Prince of Antioch]] 1201–1216 and 1219–1233)
*[[Bohemond V of Antioch|Bohemond V]] (1233–1252, also Prince of Antioch)
*[[Bohemond VI of Antioch|Bohemond VI]] (1252–1275, also Prince of Antioch 1252–1268)
*[[Bohemond VII of Antioch|Bohemond VII]] (1275–1287)
*[[Lucia, Countess of Tripoli|Lucia]] (1287–1289)

Titular rulers of Tripoli after its fall to Egyptian forces:

*''[[Lucia, Countess of Tripoli|Lucia]]'' (1289 – c.1299)
*''[[Philippe II de Toucy|Philippe]]'' (c.1299 – 1300)

Tripoli passes to the Kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem:

*''[[Peter I of Cyprus]]'' (1346–1359)
*''[[Peter II of Cyprus]]'' (1359–1369)
*''James of Lusignan'' (? – c. 1396), cousin
*''John of Lusignan'' (c. 1396 – c. 1430), son
*''Peter of Lusignan'' (c. 1430 – 1451), brother, Regent of Cyprus
*''[[Juan Tafures]]'' (1469–1473)

==Great officers of Tripoli==
{{main|Officers of the County of Tripoli}}

==See also==
*[[History of the County of Tripoli]]

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