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Correspondence/envoy
548
year: 1153
initiator: Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux
recipient: Andreas miles Templi
institution: Templars
2nd institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Before Aug. 20. [69] Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux replies to his uncle Andreas miles Templi. He desires to see Andreas before he dies. He has written to the queen [Melisende] as Andreas had requested. He sends his greetings to all Knights Templar and also to those in the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. Before Aug. 20. [69] Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux replies to his uncle Andreas miles Templi. He desires to see Andreas before he dies. He has written to the queen [Melisende] as Andreas had requested. He sends his greetings to all Knights Templar and also to those in the Hospital of St John of... more
sources: Bernard of Clairvaux, ‘Epistolae’ 8:203-4, no. 288
comments: [69] The references by Bernard in this letter to his impending death suggests that it was written in 1153, before August.
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RRR:
Correspondence/envoy
549
year: 1153
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Fredericus bishop of Acre and Radulfus Cancellarius
text: *c. Aug. 1 – Sept 30. King Baldwin III writes to his emissaries Fredericus Acconensis episcopus and Radulfus cancellarius, who are in Antioch, demanding that Rainald of Châtillon, the prince of Antioch, be declared insane for his treatment of the patriarch of Antioch. *c. Aug. 1 – Sept 30. King Baldwin III writes to his emissaries Fredericus Acconensis episcopus and Radulfus cancellarius, who are in Antioch, demanding that Rainald of Châtillon, the prince of Antioch, be declared insane for his treatment of the patriarch of Antioch.
sources: William of Tyre, p. 809; Mayer, UKJ 1:422-3, no. 230
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Correspondence/envoy
583
year: 1155
initiator: Mainfred, an emissary from Genoa
recipient: Pope Adrian IV
text: Nov.- Dec. Benevento. Mainfred, an emissary from Genoa, complains to Pope Adrian IV of the treatment of the Genoese, who have contributed so much in equipment, blood and expense to the conquest of the Levantine coast, by the king of Jerusalem, the count of Tripoli and the prince of Antioch, who have abolished and diminished the privileges granted to the Genoese by their predecessors. In particular, he complains about the actions of men [homines] of the king of Jerusalem, who have unjustly confiscated galleys [galea] and money belonging to the Genoese. He also complains of the actions of Bernardus Atto and his companions in Provence. Nov.- Dec. Benevento. Mainfred, an emissary from Genoa, complains to Pope Adrian IV of the treatment of the Genoese, who have contributed so much in equipment, blood and expense to the conquest of the Levantine coast, by the king of Jerusalem, the count of Tripoli and the prince of Antioch, who... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 214-15, no. 74 (RRH no. 312)
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Correspondence/envoy
589
year: 1155
initiator: Patriarch Fulcher of Jerusalem, A. ecclesiae sancti sepulcri prior and the entire convent of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: c.1155. Patriarch F[ulcher] of Jerusalem, A. ecclesiae sancti sepulcri prior and the entire convent of the Holy Sepulchre address a sealed general letter to all Christians, prelates and faithful, rich and poor. Because many who wish or have vowed to visit Jerusalem are prevented from doing so through illness, poverty and so on, they offer this consolation. Having collected relics from the sites of Christ’s Nativity and nurture in Bethlehem, his abandonment in the Temple, his capture in Gethsemane, his Passion on Calvary, his glorious tomb in the Holy Sepulchre, his Ascension on the Mount of Olives, the death of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Mount Sion and her burial in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, they have incorporated them in a crucifix, dedicated to the blood of Christ, which is to be brought to the West by Conradus canonicus, the patriarch’s representative, promising those of the faithful incapable of the journey who venerate it absolution of their vows and the same indulgence they would have received had they been to Jerusalem. c.1155. Patriarch F[ulcher] of Jerusalem, A. ecclesiae sancti sepulcri prior and the entire convent of the Holy Sepulchre address a sealed general letter to all Christians, prelates and faithful, rich and poor. Because many who wish or have vowed to visit Jerusalem are prevented from doing so... more
sources: Conrad of Scheyern, Chronicon, pp. 91-3 (RRH no. 317)
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Correspondence/envoy
Request
590
year: 1155
initiator: Rainald of Châtillon, prince of Antioch
recipient: King Louis VII of France
text: c.1155. R[ainald], princeps Antiochenus, writes to King Louis VII of France, describing the desperate state of the Latin East and expressing the hope that Louis will come to its aid. Stressing that he was born and brought up a subject of the French king, he asks whether Louis could provide suitable husbands for two daughters of Prince Raymond [of Antioch]. He complains that his patrimony [in France] has been unjustly seized by others. He is sending Milo de Nealphis, miles et homo vester, to describe personally conditions in the East. c.1155. R[ainald], princeps Antiochenus, writes to King Louis VII of France, describing the desperate state of the Latin East and expressing the hope that Louis will come to its aid. Stressing that he was born and brought up a subject of the French king, he asks whether Louis could provide... more
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 16:14-15, no. 67 (RRH no. 319)
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Correspondence/envoy
597
year: 1156
initiator: Peter the Venerable, abbot of Cluny
recipient: A king of Jerusalem
text: 1122 – Dec. 25 1156. [74] Peter the Venerable, abbot of Cluny, praises the efforts of a king of Jerusalem to defend the Holy Land against Turci, Sarraceni, Persae and Arabes. He commends Drogo Niuernensis aecclesiae precentor to him. 1122 – Dec. 25 1156. [74] Peter the Venerable, abbot of Cluny, praises the efforts of a king of Jerusalem to defend the Holy Land against Turci, Sarraceni, Persae and Arabes. He commends Drogo Niuernensis aecclesiae precentor to him.
sources: Peter the Venerable, Letters 1:219, no. 82
comments: [74] Giles Constable (in Peter the Venerable, Letters 2:153) thinks it likely that the king involved was either Fulk or Baldwin III, which would date the letter to 1131-56.
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Correspondence/envoy
599
year: 1156
initiator: Peter the Venerable, abbot of Cluny
recipient: Cluniac monks of Mount Tabor
institution: Mount Tabor
text: c.1130 – Dec. 25 1156. Peter the Venerable, abbot of Cluny, writes a letter of encouragement to the Cluniac monks of Mt Tabor, about whom he has heard only recently. c.1130 – Dec. 25 1156. Peter the Venerable, abbot of Cluny, writes a letter of encouragement to the Cluniac monks of Mt Tabor, about whom he has heard only recently.
sources: Peter the Venerable, Letters 1:214-17, no. 80 (RRH no. 260)
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Correspondence/envoy
604
year: 1157
initiator: Knights Templar
recipient: Pope Adrian IV
institution: Templars
text: Before Nov. 13. The Knights Templar write to Pope Adrian IV, reporting events in the Holy Land. The son of Sanguineus [Nur ad-Din, son of Zengi] besieged Bellinas with a large army and defeated King B[aldwin III] and the Knights Templar. B[ertrandus] magister and 87 Templar brothers were captured. 300 other milites, who were with them, were killed after capture. Large quantities of horses and arms were lost. King Baldwin, together with T[heodericus] Flandriae comes and Rainaldus de Sancto Walerico, collected an army, counter-attacked and relieved Bellinas. The Templars surprised 230 pagani, who were attending a wedding, and killed or captured them. The pope praises the Templars and encourages the archbishop of Reims to recruit suitable men to go to the aid of the Holy Land or to provide horses and arms. Before Nov. 13. The Knights Templar write to Pope Adrian IV, reporting events in the Holy Land. The son of Sanguineus [Nur ad-Din, son of Zengi] besieged Bellinas with a large army and defeated King B[aldwin III] and the Knights Templar. B[ertrandus] magister and 87 Templar brothers were captured.... more
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 15:681-2, no. 34 (RRH no. 326)
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Correspondence/envoy
610
year: 1157
initiator: Raymond du Puy, master of the Hospital
recipient: Brothers of the Hospital in Aragon
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Feb. 7 1137 - c. 1157. Raymundus pauperum Christi servus [magister Hospitalis] thanks the brothers of his Order [conffratres] in Aragon for the good works they have done. He promises them, on the authority of the pope and patriarch, a share in all the benefits gained by the Hospital of St John and informs them that that the pope has granted the Hospitallers the right to bury confratres in their cemeteries. Feb. 7 1137 - c. 1157. Raymundus pauperum Christi servus [magister Hospitalis] thanks the brothers of his Order [conffratres] in Aragon for the good works they have done. He promises them, on the authority of the pope and patriarch, a share in all the benefits gained by the Hospital of St John and... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:102-3, no. 123 (RRH no. 173a)
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Correspondence/envoy
614
year: 1158
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Emperor Manuel I Comnenus
text: *Late Summer/Autumn 1157 - Summer 1158. King Baldwin III writes to the Emperor Manuel I Comnenus stating that he will be prepared to respond to whatever the emperor’s embassy requests. *Late Summer/Autumn 1157 - Summer 1158. King Baldwin III writes to the Emperor Manuel I Comnenus stating that he will be prepared to respond to whatever the emperor’s embassy requests.
sources: William of Tyre, p. 843; Mayer, UKJ 1:452-3, no. 245
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