RRR:
708
RRH:
383
Other:
Bouquet, Recueil 16:38, no. 123
YEAR:
1163
INSTITUTION RECIPIENT:
Templars
text:
Sept.- Oct. B[ertrandus] de Blanc[fort], pauperis militiae Templi magister, with the entire convent of the Knights Templar, writes to King Louis VII of France, describing the grave condition of the Latin East. Prince R[ainald] of Antioch and many magnates have been taken captive or killed. An earthquake has brought fortifications down, including many castles. King Baldwin III has died. Bertrand begs for Louis’s assistance. Templar brothers are being sent to give the king of France more information.
Transaction Type :
INSTITUTION NUMBER:
368
Sources:
Bouquet, Recueil 16:38, no. 123 (RRH no. 383)
GRANTOR:
Bertrandus de Blancfort, master of the Temple
RECEPIENT:
King Louis VII of France
