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Correspondence/envoy
Request
482
year: 1148
initiator: King Louis VII of France
recipient: Abbot Suger of Saint Denis
text: After March 10. Antioch. King Louis VII of France writes to Abbot Suger of St Denis, his regent in France. He describes the course of [the Second] Crusade, the terrible crossing of Asia Minor and his arrival in Antioch on 10 March. He asks for more resources. After March 10. Antioch. King Louis VII of France writes to Abbot Suger of St Denis, his regent in France. He describes the course of [the Second] Crusade, the terrible crossing of Asia Minor and his arrival in Antioch on 10 March. He asks for more resources.
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 15:495-6, no. 36
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RRR:
Correspondence/envoy
486
year: 1148
initiator: King Conrad III of Germany
recipient: Abbot Wibald of Stavelot
text: After Sept. 8. On board ship. King Conrad III of Germany informs Abbot Wibald of Stavelot that he is on his way back from his crusade to Europe. After Sept. 8. On board ship. King Conrad III of Germany informs Abbot Wibald of Stavelot that he is on his way back from his crusade to Europe.
sources: Conrad III, Die Urkunden, pp. 356-7, no. 197
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RRR:
Correspondence/envoy
495
year: 1149
initiator: A. pauperis militiae Templi dapifer
recipient: E. pauperis militiae Templi
institution: Templars
text: After Jun 28. A. pauperis militiae Templi dapifer writes to E. pauperis militiae Templi magister. He reports that after the master’s departure for Europe the army of the principality of Antioch was heavily defeated [in the Battle of Inab] and the prince [Raymond] was killed. Together with the king of Jerusalem, the Templars hastened to the assistance of Antioch, which the Muslims [Parthi] had invaded. The Templar force consisted of 120 knights [milites], together with up to 1,000 well armed sergeants [armigeri et servientes]. Even before they had reached the Pons Tyri they had borrowed 7,000 besants of Acre and 1,000 besants of Jerusalem. A. begs the master to appeal to the king of France for help, describing the danger and destruction of crops around Antioch and the parlous state of the Order of the Temple. He beseeches the master to return as soon as possible with brother Templars from the West. After Jun 28. A. pauperis militiae Templi dapifer writes to E. pauperis militiae Templi magister. He reports that after the master’s departure for Europe the army of the principality of Antioch was heavily defeated [in the Battle of Inab] and the prince [Raymond] was killed. Together with the king... more
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 15:540-1 (RRH no. 261)
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RRR:
Correspondence/envoy
501
year: 1150
institution: Templars
text: *Mar.-Apr. Letters reach Burgundy from the East [among them possibly one from the Templars] reporting the defeat of Christian forces in the Battle of Inab [28 June 1149]. *Mar.-Apr. Letters reach Burgundy from the East [among them possibly one from the Templars] reporting the defeat of Christian forces in the Battle of Inab [28 June 1149].
sources: Peter the Venerable, Letters, pp. 396-9, nos. 164-5
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RRR:
Correspondence/envoy
510
year: 1150
initiator: Guigo de Blavone/Blahomio, a monk of Grandmont
recipient: Provost and canons of Saint Junien of Condom
text: (c. 1150?). Guigo de Blavone/Blahomio, a monk of Grandmont, writes to the provost and canons of St Junien of Condom, in an attempt to demonstrate the authenticity of relics brought back from the Holy Land by him and his companions – Stephanus; v. de Adarnac; de Daurato; Imbertus frater noster; Gaufredus Calvus; Gaufredus Coena; Bernardus miles noster – although the seals of authentication were stolen on the journey home. The relics, which are listed, were presented by the patriarch of Jerusalem, qui mihi domesticus erat and a close friend; magister Stephanus capellanus de Inventione; abbatissa S. Mariae Latinae, ‘who originated from our part of the world’; Johannes capellanus de Napplio et frater Hospitalis; the bishop of Bethlehem; the abbot of the Templum Domini; the abbot of Mt Sion; the abbot of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat; the prior of the Mount of Olives; the prior of Hebron; the prior of the Holy Sepulchre; the patriarch of Antioch; the archbishop of Mt Sinai; the abbot of Sinai; and the countess of Edessa. (c. 1150?). Guigo de Blavone/Blahomio, a monk of Grandmont, writes to the provost and canons of St Junien of Condom, in an attempt to demonstrate the authenticity of relics brought back from the Holy Land by him and his companions – Stephanus; v. de Adarnac; de Daurato; Imbertus frater noster;... more
sources: Kohler, ‘Documents inédits’, pp. 6-9, no 1 (RRH no. 265a)
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RRR:
Correspondence/envoy
Confirmation/renewal of grants
511
year: 1151
initiator: Pope Eugenius III
recipient: Abbey of Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
institution: Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
text: Mar. 31. Ferentino. Pope Eugenius III takes the abbey of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat and Guido abbas under papal protection, repeating the letters of Pope Paschal II [Jan 2 1113] and Pope Innocent II [May 18 1140]. Mar. 31. Ferentino. Pope Eugenius III takes the abbey of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat and Guido abbas under papal protection, repeating the letters of Pope Paschal II [Jan 2 1113] and Pope Innocent II [May 18 1140].
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 197-9, no. 65
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RRR:
Correspondence/envoy
Grant
537
year: 1152
initiator: Peter the Venerable, abbot of Cluny
recipient: Ebrardus magister templi
institution: Templars
text: 1149 – 1152. [66] Peter the Venerable, abbot of Cluny, writes to Ebrardus magister templi dei. He intercedes on behalf of Humbertus de Bello Ioco, who has become a Templar but has now returned to Burgundy. 1149 – 1152. [66] Peter the Venerable, abbot of Cluny, writes to Ebrardus magister templi dei. He intercedes on behalf of Humbertus de Bello Ioco, who has become a Templar but has now returned to Burgundy.
sources: Peter the Venerable, Letters 1:407-9, no. 172 (RRH no. 260)
comments: [66] The letter can be dated no more accurately than to the years of the mastership of Everard of Barres. See Bulst-Thiele, Sacrae Domus Militiae Templi, p. 52.
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RRR:
Correspondence/envoy
544
year: 1153
initiator: Samsam, an Egyptian imprisoned in Nablus
text: 1099 – Aug. 19 1153 (or possibly – 1187). [68] Samsam, an Egyptian imprisoned in Nablus, laments his condition. He relies on pious individuals raising the cash for his ransom. 1099 – Aug. 19 1153 (or possibly – 1187). [68] Samsam, an Egyptian imprisoned in Nablus, laments his condition. He relies on pious individuals raising the cash for his ransom.
sources: Cahen, ‘Une lettre d’un prisonnier musulman’, pp. 85-7
comments: [68] Cahen wrongly assumed that there was little warfare between Egypt and the Latin settlers before 1170, but the reference in the letter to Egypt alone suggests that it was written when Egypt was still under Fatimid control.
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Correspondence/envoy
546
year: 1153
initiator: Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux
recipient: Queen Melisende
text: Nov. 10 1143 – Aug. 20 1153. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux writes to Queen Melisende commending a young relation to her and referring to the good reports he had had from his uncle Andreas. Nov. 10 1143 – Aug. 20 1153. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux writes to Queen Melisende commending a young relation to her and referring to the good reports he had had from his uncle Andreas.
sources: Bernard of Clairvaux, ‘Epistolae’ 8:65, no. 206
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RRR:
Correspondence/envoy
547
year: 1153
initiator: Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux
recipient: Queen Melisende
institution: Templars
text: Nov. 10 1143 – Aug. 20 1153. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux writes to Queen Melisende on the virtues of queenship and widowhood. He has had good reports of her government and of her care for the Templars from his uncle Andreas. Nov. 10 1143 – Aug. 20 1153. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux writes to Queen Melisende on the virtues of queenship and widowhood. He has had good reports of her government and of her care for the Templars from his uncle Andreas.
sources: Bernard of Clairvaux, ‘Epistolae’ 8:205-6, no. 289
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