Nur ad-Din goes on to besiege Antioch…
July 1149 CE
Nur ad-Din goes on to besiege Antioch itself, but is unable to take it.
Although devastated by the loss of its prince, the city is vigorously defended by Raymond's widow Constance and the Patriarch Aimery of Limoges.
King Baldwin III of Jerusalem marches north to relieve the siege.
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Muslims, Sunni
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German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
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Turkmen people
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France, (Capetian) Kingdom of
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Christians, Roman Catholic
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Assassins
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Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
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Damascus, Burid Emirate of
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Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem
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Templar, Knights (Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon)
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Zengid dynasty of Syria
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