Background
After the death of his father in 1174, Eschiva remarried to Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, who thus succeeded Walter as Prince of Galilee.
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Wilhelm Saint Omer
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William of Saint Omer (died before 1204) was a Crusader noble. In 1187, the Battle of Hattin signalled the end of the Principality of Galilee, which was occupied by Saladin, and Raymond of Tripoli was killed soon after. William"s older brother Hugh II of Saint Omer became titular Prince of Galilee.
He supported Guy of Lusignan over Conrad of Montferrat for the Kingdom of Jerusalem and joined Guy in besieging Acre in April 1189.
William was married to Marie, daughter of Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, widow of Baldwin of Ibelin. The couple had a daughter, Eschiva, who married Hugh Sans-Avoir, Lord of Le Puy.
