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Roger of Salerno or
Roger of the Principate (died
June 28,
1119) was regent of the
Principality of Antioch from
1112 to 1119.
He was the son of
Richard of the Principate and the 2nd cousin of
Tancred, Prince of Galilee, both participants on the
First Crusade. He became regent of Antioch when Tancred died in 1112; the actual prince,
Bohemund II, was still a child. Like Tancred, Roger was almost constantly at war with the nearby Muslim states such as
Aleppo. In
1114 there was an
earthquake that destroyed many of the fortifications of the principality, and Roger took great care to rebuild them, especially those near the frontier.
Roger defeated
Bursuq in 1114 at the
Battle of Sarmin, and in
1115 at the
Battle of Tell Danith. With
Joscelin I of Edessa, Roger put enough military pressure on Aleppo that the city allied with
Ortoqid emir
Ilghazi in
1118. Ilghazi invaded the Principality in 1119, and despite the urging of the
Patriarch, Roger didn't wait for reinforcements from
Jerusalem or
Tripoli. At the ensuing
Battle of Ager Sanguinis he'd 700 knights and 3000 foot soldiers, including 500
Armenian cavalry, but nearly all were killed, including Roger himself. Ilghazi's forces scattered to plunder the surrounding land and didn't attack
Antioch itself.
Baldwin II of Jerusalem came north to take over the regency of the principality.
Roger's reign was chronicled by his
chancellor Walter.
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