| Lordship of Gibeletto | |||||||||
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| Genoese lordship within theCounty of Tripoli | |||||||||
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| Capital | Gibeletto | ||||||||
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| • Type | Lordship | ||||||||
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• 1109–c.1118 (first) | Guglielmo Embriaco | ||||||||
• 1282–1302 (last) | Pietro Embriaco | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Capture of the region by theCrusades | 1109 | ||||||||
• Conquest by the Mamluk Sultanate | 1302 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Lebanon | ||||||||
TheLordship of Gibelletto (also known asGibello, Gibelet, or Jebail) was aGenoese fief within theCounty of Tripoli, one of theCrusader states in theHoly Land. Its territory was coastal, in the southern part of the County of Tripoli, bordering to the south the Lordship ofBeirut in theKingdom of Jerusalem.
Throughout its history it was under the rule of theGenoeseEmbriaco family, first as administrators of the city in the name of theRepublic of Genoa, and then as a hereditary fief, undertaking to pay an annual fee to Genoa and thechurch of San Lorenzo (Genoa's Cathedral).[1][2]
Following the creation of theCounty of Tripoli, in 1109, theGenoese Republic received a quarter of the county in gratitude for their help in its conquest and established one oftheir trading colonies there.[3]
Gibelletto, or Gibelet, known in antiquity asByblos and today as Jubayl, was conquered by theCrusades in 1104 and was granted byBertrand, the first count ofTripoli, to the Genoese admiralGuglielmo Embriaco. The ancient city, with its port, became the seat and capital of the lordship governed by theEmbriaco family, who retained it until 1302, except for the years following 1187 when it was occupied bySaladin, thesultan of theAyyubid dynasty.[4][5]
Following the fall of Tripoli in 1289, the Lordship became a vassal of theMamluk Sultanate. In 1302, the city was abandoned, apparently in a peaceful manner.[6]
1187 – 1197: occupied bySaladin
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