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Philip of Mahdia, a North African of berber origin, was the emir of Palermo, and successor of the great George of Antioch. He was a eunuch who rose through the ranks of the royal curia in Palermo until he was eventually one of King Roger II's most trusted men. On George's death in year 546 of the Hijrah (AD 1151 or 1152), Roger appointed him to the highest post in the kingdom.
In summer 1153, he was sent on an expedition to conquer Tunisia. The governor of Bône (ancient Hippo Regius, modern Annaba) had appealed to Roger for aid against the Almohads. Philip captured the city, treated the populace well, and then returned whence he had come. He was welcomed in Palermo as a hero cum triumpho et gloria (with triumph and glory) according to Romuald, Archbishop of Salerno. Following Romuald's account, he was then charged with converting to Islam and promptly imprisoned and eventually admitted guilt and he was executed by orders of King Roger, who would have forgiven such an offence against his person, but not against God. This account is probably a later interpolation and its authenticity is debated. Arab chroniclers, like Ibn al-Athir, suggest that it was because Philip had allowed several prosperous and learned families to leave Bône after capture. Norwich finds that incredible and suggests that Roger, just months away from death, was either prematurely senile (echoing Hugo Falcandus) or incapacitated by poor health and so his ministers had Philip executed, probably for apostasy.
PhilipofMahdia, a North African of berber origin, was the emir of Palermo, and successor of the great George of Antioch. He was a eunuch who rose through...
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was succeeded in his offices by PhilipofMahdia. George was a polyglot and very cultured man. He founded the church of San Michele in Mazara del Vallo...
sends a Sicilian expedition under Admiral Philip of Mahdia to conquer Ifriqiya. With the support of Muslim troops, the Siculo-Normans suppress a rebellion...
the monastery of San Giorgio di Triocala and the lord of Calamonaci. After the deposition and execution of the admiral PhilipofMahdia (1153), the admiralcy...
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Gulf of La Spezia and captured Rapallo, Pegli and Levanto. In 1546 he captured Mahdia, Sfax, Sousse and Al-Munastir in Tunisia, afterwards using Mahdia as...
and some private ships. John of Austria, half-brother ofPhilip II of Spain, was named by Pope Pius V as overall commander of the fleet and led the centre...
conquered Mahdia in 1160, placing all of Ifriqiya under Almohad rule, al-Hasan was with him. 'Abd al-Mu'min appointed him governor ofMahdia, where he...
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the Italian peninsula, rapidly expanded itself to include Malta and the Mahdia, the latter if only briefly. Constance was married to the Emperor Henry...
the old Fatimid capital ofMahdia in Tunisia in 973, he gave the city its present name, Qāhirat al-Mu'izz ("The Vanquisher of al-Mu'izz"), from which...
of Africa. The fleet mounted a successful offensive against Mahdia on 6 August 1087. On 21 April 1092, Pope Gregory VII elevated the archdiocese of Pisa...
begin the process of capturing the fortress ofMahdia (now in Tunisia) from control of the Ottoman Empire. July 21 – The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) is...
Malta and one of the deadliest tornadoes in recorded history. In 1553, Charles V offered a third possession to the Order, the city ofMahdia in modern Tunisia...
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the assault of the Fatimids. Mahdia was founded by the Fatimids under the Caliph Abdallah al-Mahdi in 921, and made the capital city of Ifriqiya by caliph...
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