| Lucia of Tripoli | |
|---|---|
 Lucia of Tripoli with Bishop of TortosaBartholomew, during theFall of Tripoli in 1289. | |
| Countess of Tripoli | |
| Reign | 1287(de jure) or 1288(de facto) – 26 April 1289 |
| Predecessor | Bohemond VII of Antioch |
| Successor | Conqured byQalawun |
| Died | aft. 1292 or ca 1299 |
| Spouse | Narjot de Toucy |
| Issue | Philippe II de Toucy |
| House | Ramnulfids |
| Father | Bohemond VI of Antioch |
| Mother | Sibylla of Armenia |
Lucia (died aft. 1292 or ca 1299) was the lastcountess of Tripoli, aCrusader state in theLevant.
She was the daughter ofBohemund VI, Prince of Antioch andSibylla of Armenia. Her brother wasBohemund VII of Tripoli. When Bohemund VII died in 1287, their mother appointed as regentBertrand of Gibelet. He proved to be very unpopular with thecommune of the city, who created their own administration.[1]
In 1288, Lucia then came to Tripoli fromApulia, Italy to take control of the county, although she was opposed by both the commune and theGenoese, due to her marriage in ca 1275 or 1278 toNarjot de Toucy inAuxerre. The Genoese, led byBenedetto I Zaccaria, tried to install apodestà, an official administrator from Genoa, which would have made Tripoli essentially a Genoese colony. At this the leader of the commune consented to acknowledge Lucia, but Lucia unexpectedly allied herself with the Genoese instead.[2]
TheVenetians andPisans, who also had trading links with Tripoli, were shocked at this and supposedly conspired with theMamluk sultanQalawun to attack the city. Lucia allied with theMongols, who, knowing that Tripoli was too weak to defend itself even with their help, asked for support from Europe, although no aid was to be found there. Qalawun started theSiege of Tripoli for one month in 1289 and captured it on April 26. Two years laterAcre, the lastCrusader outpost in theHoly Land was also captured by theMamluk Sultanate.[3]
Although he could have claimed the county through her, Lucia's husband never came to Tripoli, as he was attending to business in theKingdom of Naples, where he died in 1292. The date of Lucia's death is unknown. Narjot and Lucia had one son,Philippe II de Toucy, who inherited the lordship ofLaterza on Narjot's death and the claim to Antioch on Lucia's death.
| Preceded by | Countess of Tripoli 1287–1289 | Succeeded by conquered byQalawun |
