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So after a quick rewatch of Extra Historys first crusade, I had an idea about an approach for Alexios Komnenos to take regarding the Levant after the first Crusade, and the capture of Bohemond de Hauteville.

Marry one his daughters (my first instinct is Eudokia, but I don't know old she is, and the internet hasn't helped), to Tancred de Hauteville, as part of a deal.

The deal being that Tancred de Hauteville is named Despot in the Levant, and Prince of Antioch (rather than regent) - essentially the Romans enforcer in the Levant, and granted a level of freedom within the traditionally accepted bounds of the Holy Land (i.e. West of the Euphrates, south of Anatolia, down to the Sinai, including Damascus).

The Despot would be responsible for enforcing and expanding Roman rule in the Levant - in exchange they'd get 60% of Roman tax revenues in the region, at the expense of paying for the tax collectors and their protection. He'd be responsible for his own troops, but if invaded getting backing from the Roman Army and backing when pushing the frontier of the Despotate. In addition, Alexios would authorise the presence of a Catholic Patriarch in Antioch, equal to a Greek Patriarch. (Essentially to counter Rome).

(Admittedly, I haven't got a solution to the Bohemond problem - I'm torn between essentially supporting Tancred in stealing Bohemonds land as part of the deal, or offering to back Bohemond in invading beyond the Euphrates as an ally - either works IMO).

So assuming this happens (I can't see Tancred refusing, and it is a win for Alexios by any measure), what happens next?
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