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Constance was the only daughter of Bohemund II Of Antioch by his wife Alice , Princess Of Jerusalem . She became princess of Antioch when she was only four-years-old, under the regency of Baldwin II Of Jerusalem (1130-1131) and Fulk Of Jerusalem (1131-1136). Her mother Alice did not want the principality to pass to Constance, preferring to rule in her own name. Alice attempted to ally with the Muslim Atabeg of Mosul , Zengi , offering to marry Constance to a Muslim prince, but the plan was foiled by Alice's father Baldwin, who exiled her from Antioch. In 1135 Alice attempted once again to take control of the principality, and sought a husband for Constance in Manuel Comnenus , at that time the heir to the Byzantine throne. Fulk exiled her again and re-established the regency for Constance. In 1136 , while still a child, Constance was married to Raymond Of Poitiers , whom the noble supporters of the regency had secretly summoned from Europe; Alice was tricked into believing Raymond was going to marry her, and, humiliated, left Antioch for good when the marriage was performed. From this union three children were born:
In 1149 , Raymond died in the Battle Of Inab and Constance remarried in 1153 to Raynald Of Chatillon , who also became co-ruler of Antioch. Constance had two daughters from Raynald:
Raynald was captured in 1160 and spent the next sixteen years in a prison in Aleppo. A dispute arose between Constance and her son, Bohemund, when Bohemund tried to seize power in Antioch. A riot broke out, and Constance was exiled from the city. She died in 1163 . |