Married Constance and became Prince of Antioch in 1153

Took Alexandretta and gave it to the Templars, even though he had promised the Byzantines support after they helped him marry

He gained the money to do this by torturing Amery, the Patriarch of Antioch, until he gave him the money, prompting disapproval from the king of Jerusalem

William of Tyre: Ambassador to the Byzantine Empire and chronicler

Bohemond III of Antioch: Prince of Antioch 1163-1201

Alliance with Damascus

The marriage link between Baldwin III and Manuel strengthened relations

Lack of interest/support from the Latin West

Battle of Inab (1149) leads to Frankish defeat and death of Raymond of Poiters

The loss of Edessa (1149), which was their buffer zone

Taking Egypt before Saladin takes hold

Possibly extending Muslim alliances

The gaining strength and unification of Muslims

Nureddin

Civil war in Jerusalem

Rocky alliance with Damascus

Married to Agnes, but consanguinity makes him divorce her

Marries a Byzantine Princess in 1167 to repair alliances

Led an expedition to capture Egypt in 1169, but it failed. He was well known for his obsession with Egypt #

Defended Jerusalem against five attacks from Saladin

Tried to attack Egypt but the Byzantines and Templars pulled out at the last minute

Manuel approved Reynald's marriage to Constance in exchange for support against the Armenian Thoros, but he launched an attack on Manuel's land in Cyprus instead. In response, Manuel marched on Antioch, humiliated Reynald and installed his own patriarch

Manuel promised Baldwin III that he would help them against Nureddin, despite having made an alliance with Nureddin against the Turks

In 1152 Louis divorced Eleanor of Aquitaine on the grounds of consanguinity. Eleanor then married Henry II, who became very powerful as a result of his marriage and being made king in 1154. There was a lot of tension between the three powerful leaders, and this continued with Louis' son, Philip

Henry II became a subject of papal tension over the murder of Thomas Becket, which he was implicated in

First aided Baldwin III against a blockade around Krak des Chevaliers (controlled by the Templars) and then after the earthquakes of 1157 took Shaizar, but he and Reynald could not decide who should own it, so they abandoned it to Nureddin, before finally taking Harenc before Thierry retired and gave his Countship to his sin Philip

Philip arrived in Acre in 1177 after William had married Baldwin's sister, but died, leaving Baldwin's heir a pregnant widow.

Philip proposed an attack on Northern Syria, which would have been a very good tactical move, but he refused to swear the Byzantine oath, making the Byzantines remove their fleet and offending them so that when Philip left he had made the situation much worse; the Byzantines would now side with Outremer's enemies

Two crusades were announced in 1168 and 1180 by the Pope, but neither gained support and they fell through

In 1184 the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the military Order leaders met with Pope Lucius III and a crusade was declared, but the new French king Philip wouldn't go due to his insecure inheritance, and Henry's barons would not allow him to go

Anti-Latin, so a threat to the Franks