RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1457
year: 1199
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: King Leon I of Cilician Armenia
text: Dec. 17. Pope Innocent III replies to King Leon of Cilician Armenia, whose representative, the miles Rob[ertus] de Margato, has informed the pope of the case of Rupinus, the son of R[aymundus], the elder son of Prince Bohemond [III] of Antioch, and Leon’s niece A[aliza], who was recognized as legitimate heir to the whole of the principality of Antioch apart from the dowry of I[sabella], Prince Bohemond’s wife, but was disinherited by Count Bohemond of Tripoli, the magistri of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar [militia Templi], and the commune [communia] of Antioch, while through bribery the count was asserted to be the legitimate heir. Innocent decides to reserve the case to his legates who will sail on the next passage and will decide through law not arms. In the meantime he exhorts Leon to peace so that there can be appropriate defence against the Sarraceni. He orders Count Bohemond to do nothing to prejudice the case. He is sending back Leon’s representative.
Dec. 17. Pope Innocent III replies to King Leon of Cilician Armenia, whose representative, the miles Rob[ertus] de Margato, has informed the pope of the case of Rupinus, the son of R[aymundus], the elder son of Prince Bohemond [III] of Antioch, and Leon’s niece A[aliza], who was recognized as... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 2:465-7, no. 243 (RRH no. 756)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1545
year: 1205
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: King Leon I of Cilician Armenia
text: c. Mar. 5. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Innocent III writes to King Leon of Cilician Armenia, who has appealed for justice in the dispute over Antioch. He informs him that he has appointed the abbates of Lucedio and Mt Tabor and the nobles, comes Bertold and G. de Furiniuall, as arbitrators, with instructions to prevent the king of Jerusalem, the Hospitallers of St John and Knights Templar taking sides in the dispute.
c. Mar. 5. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Innocent III writes to King Leon of Cilician Armenia, who has appealed for justice in the dispute over Antioch. He informs him that he has appointed the abbates of Lucedio and Mt Tabor and the nobles, comes Bertold and G. de Furiniuall, as arbitrators, with... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 8:6-7, no. 2 (RRH no. 802)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1541
year: 1205
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: King Leon I of Cilician Armenia
institution: Templars
text: Jan. 18. Rome. St Peter’s. The magister and brothers of the Knights Templar [militia Templi] have complained that the king of Cilician Armenia has fired their casalia, confiscating beasts and crops to the value of 50000 besants, and has seized 2 of their castles [castra], rupes W[i]ll[elm]i and rupes Ruissoli. Pope Innocent III encourages King Leon to make satisfaction and informs him that he has appointed the episcopus Bibliensis and the episcopus Valaniensis as judge delegates to hear the case.
Jan. 18. Rome. St Peter’s. The magister and brothers of the Knights Templar [militia Templi] have complained that the king of Cilician Armenia has fired their casalia, confiscating beasts and crops to the value of 50000 besants, and has seized 2 of their castles [castra], rupes W[i]ll[elm]i and... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 7:340-1, no. 189 (RRH no. 801)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1682
year: 1213
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: King Leon I of Cilician Armenia
text: Feb. 28. Lateran. Pope Innocent III reprimands the king of Cilician Armenia for his excesses in the principality of Antioch, his violation of treaties and his promises. The pope has heard from the patriarch of Antioch and many others that the king had broken his written commitment to a truce, had sent his nephew Raymond Rupen with a large army into the territory of Antioch, had ravaged and burnt casalia belonging to the churches and carried off loot amounting to more than 100000 besants. Leon had received a man who had been deposed as patriarch of Antioch. He had replaced the archbishop-elect of Tarsus [Tarsensis] with a Greek, expelled the Latins and divided the church’s possessions among his milites. Innocent warns the king that he has ordered the patriarch of Jerusalem, his suffragans and the bishops of Cyprus to enforce the excommunication of the king, his nephew and his supporters until satisfaction is made. He has forbidden the kings of Jerusalem and Cyprus, the Knights Templar, the Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem and any peregrini in the province of Jerusalem to have any relations with those who have been excommunicated.
Feb. 28. Lateran. Pope Innocent III reprimands the king of Cilician Armenia for his excesses in the principality of Antioch, his violation of treaties and his promises. The pope has heard from the patriarch of Antioch and many others that the king had broken his written commitment to a truce, had... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:169-71, no. b-39 (RRH no. 862)