▁a ▁prince ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Boh em ond ▁VII , ▁nom inal ▁prince ▁of ▁Ant io ch ▁( though ▁Ant io ch ▁had ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist ) ▁and ▁count ▁of ▁Tri pol i . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Boh em ond ▁VI ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Boh em ond ▁V ▁of ▁Ant io ch ▁and ▁Luci ana ▁di ▁Seg ni , ▁great - nie ce ▁of ▁Pope ▁In noc ent ▁III . ▁When ▁Boh em ond ▁V ▁died ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 2 5 2 , ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁Boh em ond ▁VI ▁succeeded ▁under ▁the ▁reg ency ▁of ▁his ▁mother . ▁However , ▁Luci ana ▁never ▁left ▁Tri pol i , ▁and ▁instead ▁handed ▁over ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁princip ality ▁to ▁her ▁relatives . ▁ ▁This ▁made ▁her ▁un pop ular , ▁so ▁the ▁young ▁Boh em ond ▁VI , ▁through ▁the ▁ ▁appro val ▁of ▁King ▁Louis ▁IX ▁of ▁France , ▁who ▁was ▁on ▁Cr us ade ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁gained ▁permission ▁from ▁Pope ▁In noc ent ▁IV ▁to ▁inherit ▁the ▁princip ality ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁early . ▁ ▁Young ▁Boh em ond ▁then ▁travel led ▁to ▁A cre ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁by ▁King ▁Louis , ▁and ▁took ▁power ▁in ▁Ant io ch . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁King ▁Louis , ▁a ▁tr uce ▁was ▁also ▁negoti ated ▁between ▁Ant io ch ▁and ▁C il ician ▁Armen ia . ▁ ▁At ▁Louis ' s ▁suggestion