Principality of Antioch

The Principality of Antioch, was one of the crusader states created during the First Crusade that included parts of modern-day Turkey and Syria.

The Principality of Antioch was much smaller than Edessa and Jerusalem. It extended around the northeastern edge of the Mediterranean, bordering on the County of Tripoli to the south, Edessa to the east, and the Byzantine Empire or the Kingdom of Armenia to the northwest, depending on the date. It probably had about 20,000 inhabitants in the 12th century, most of whom were Armenians and Greek Orthodox Christians, with a few Muslims outside the city itself. Most of the crusaders who settled there were of Norman origin and/or from southern Italy, as were the first rulers of the principality who surrounded themselves with their own loyal subjects. There were few Roman Catholics apart from the Crusaders who set up the Principality, even though the city was turned into a Latin Patriarchate in 1100.