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2
year: 1098
initiator: Baldwin of Bourcq
recipient: Archbishop Manasses of Reims
text: *After Jul. 1. Antioch. Baldwin [of Bourcq] informs Archbishop Manasses of Reims of the discovery of the relic of the Holy Lance, which he appears to doubt, and of the victory of the Christians in the battle of Antioch.
*After Jul. 1. Antioch. Baldwin [of Bourcq] informs Archbishop Manasses of Reims of the discovery of the relic of the Holy Lance, which he appears to doubt, and of the victory of the Christians in the battle of Antioch.
sources: Guibert of Nogent, Dei gesta, p. 332 (RRH no. 11)
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6
year: 1098
initiator: Bohemond of Taranto, Count Raymond of St Gilles, Duke Godfrey of Bouillon of Lorraine, Count Robert of Normandy, Count Robert of Flanders and Count Eustace of Boulogne
recipient: Pope Urban II
text: Sept. 11. Antioch. Bohemond [of Taranto], Count Raymond [of St Gilles], Duke Godfrey [of Bouillon] of Lorraine, Count Robert of Normandy, Count Robert of Flanders and Count Eustace of Boulogne write to Pope Urban II. They inform him of their triumphs as Hierosolymitani Iesu Christi against the Turci, their capture of Nicaea, their victories at Dorylaeum [in valle Dorotillae] and over armies of relief during their siege of Antioch, their seizure of Antioch on 3 June, their investment by a great Muslim army, the discovery of the relic of the Holy Lance, their victory over the Muslims in the battle of Antioch on 28 June, and the death of the papal legate, the bishop of Le Puy, on 1 August. They call on Pope Urban, as the initiator of the crusade, to come out himself and complete what he had begun, occupy St Peter’s original cathedral, eradicate heresies [Graeci, Armeni, Syri, Jacobitae] and lead the crusaders to Jerusalem. In an afterword, apparently dictated by Bohemond, complaints are made about those who have taken the cross and have not fulfilled their vows and about the false promises of the Byzantine emperor Alexius.
Sept. 11. Antioch. Bohemond [of Taranto], Count Raymond [of St Gilles], Duke Godfrey [of Bouillon] of Lorraine, Count Robert of Normandy, Count Robert of Flanders and Count Eustace of Boulogne write to Pope Urban II. They inform him of their triumphs as Hierosolymitani Iesu Christi against the... more
sources: Hagenmeyer, Die Kreuzzugsbriefe, pp. 161-5, no. 16 (RRH no. 14)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
8
year: 1099
initiator: Godfrey of Bouillon
recipient: Bohemond of Taranto
text: †end Jul. Jerusalem. Godfrey of Bouillon informs Bohemond [of Taranto] of the seizure of Jerusalem and his election as king.
†end Jul. Jerusalem. Godfrey of Bouillon informs Bohemond [of Taranto] of the seizure of Jerusalem and his election as king.
sources: Mayer, UKJ 3:1461-2, no. App. II/2 (RRH no. 25)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
9
year: 1099
initiator: Godfrey of Bouillon
recipient: Church in the West
text: *Early Aug. [Jerusalem] Godfrey of Bouillon, dux, informs the Church in the West of his election as ruler [in regem] and calls for assistance.
*Early Aug. [Jerusalem] Godfrey of Bouillon, dux, informs the Church in the West of his election as ruler [in regem] and calls for assistance.
sources: Hagenmeyer, Die Kreuzzugsbriefe, p. 176, no. 20 (RRH no. 26)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
10
year: 1099
initiator: Arnulf of Choques
recipient: Church in the West
text: *Early Aug. [Jerusalem]. Arnulf [of Chocques] informs the Church in the West of his election as patriarch of Jerusalem and calls for assistance.
*Early Aug. [Jerusalem]. Arnulf [of Chocques] informs the Church in the West of his election as patriarch of Jerusalem and calls for assistance.
sources: Hagenmeyer, Die Kreuzzugsbriefe, p. 176, no. 20 (RRH no. 26)
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15
year: 1099
initiator: Tancred Marchisius
recipient: Roger Borsa, duke of Apulia
text: †End of Aug. Before Ascalon. Tancred [Marchisius] informs Roger Borsa, duke of Apulia, of the Christian victory in the battle of Ascalon.
†End of Aug. Before Ascalon. Tancred [Marchisius] informs Roger Borsa, duke of Apulia, of the Christian victory in the battle of Ascalon.
sources: Riant, ‘Inventaire critique’, p. 200, no. 143 (RRH no. 28)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
16
year: 1099
initiator: Daibert, archbishop of Pisa
recipient: Pope Urban II
text: Sept. 1-30. Latakia. Daibert, archbishop of Pisa, and other bishops, together with Godfrey [of Bouillon], dux, gratia Dei ecclesiae S. Sepulcri nunc aduocatus, Count Raymond of St Gilles and all the army of God which is in the land of Israel, inform Pope Urban II of the success of the crusade.
Sept. 1-30. Latakia. Daibert, archbishop of Pisa, and other bishops, together with Godfrey [of Bouillon], dux, gratia Dei ecclesiae S. Sepulcri nunc aduocatus, Count Raymond of St Gilles and all the army of God which is in the land of Israel, inform Pope Urban II of the success of the crusade.
sources: Hagenmeyer, Die Kreuzzugsbriefe, pp. 167-74, no. 18 (RRH no. 29)
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18
year: 1099
initiator: Henricus Castellanus episcopus and Johannes Michael, commanders of the Venetian fleet
recipient: Arnulf, patriarch of Jerusalem, Godfrey of Bouillon, Count Raymond of St Gilles, Bohemond of Taranto and other princes
text: *c. Nov. 1. Rhodes. Henricus Castellanus episcopus and Johannes Michael, commanders of the Venetian fleet on its way to the Holy Land, inform Patriarch [Arnulf] of Jerusalem, Godfrey [of Bouillon] [rex], Count Raymond [of St Gilles], Bohemond [of Taranto] and other princes of their approach.
*c. Nov. 1. Rhodes. Henricus Castellanus episcopus and Johannes Michael, commanders of the Venetian fleet on its way to the Holy Land, inform Patriarch [Arnulf] of Jerusalem, Godfrey [of Bouillon] [rex], Count Raymond [of St Gilles], Bohemond [of Taranto] and other princes of their approach.
sources: Monachus anonymus Littorensis, ‘Historia de translatione sanctorum magni Nicolai’, p. 257. See Riant, ‘Inventaire critique’, p. 204, no. 145 (RRH no. 30)
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27
year: 1100
initiator: Pope Paschal II
recipient: Clergy and laity of the Chrsitian army in Asia
text: Apr. 28. Rome. Pope Paschal II writes to all the clergy and laity of the Christian army in Asia, the pilgrimage of which was initiated by Pope Urban II. He gives thanks for their victories in the East and commends his legate a latere Maurice, bishop of Porto.
Apr. 28. Rome. Pope Paschal II writes to all the clergy and laity of the Christian army in Asia, the pilgrimage of which was initiated by Pope Urban II. He gives thanks for their victories in the East and commends his legate a latere Maurice, bishop of Porto.
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 90-2, no. 4 (RRH no. 29)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
28
year: 1100
initiator: Patriarch Daibert of Jerusalem
recipient: Catholic churchmen and laymen in the German region
text: May or Jun. Daibert, patriarch of Jerusalem and S. Sepulcri adiutorum servus, sends Brother Arnulfus to appeal for assistance from all Catholic churchmen and laymen in the German region. He reports that many crusaders have returned home after the capture of Jerusalem. Others, who stayed until Easter, have left in Pisan and English ships. Mercenaries, who have to be very well rewarded, are defending Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jaffa, Tiberias, Samaria, the castle of Hebron, Ramla, beati martyris Georgii sacratae, and other fortified places until financial help comes from Germans and Latins.
May or Jun. Daibert, patriarch of Jerusalem and S. Sepulcri adiutorum servus, sends Brother Arnulfus to appeal for assistance from all Catholic churchmen and laymen in the German region. He reports that many crusaders have returned home after the capture of Jerusalem. Others, who stayed until... more
sources: Hagenmeyer, Die Kreuzzugsbriefe, pp. 176-7, no. 21, corr. Kedar, ‘Ein Hilferuf aus Jerusalem vom September 1187’, pp. 113-14 (RRH no. 30a)