year: 1098
initiator: Baldwin of Boulogne
recipient: Godfrey of Bouillon
text: *Mar. 9 – Jun 6. Baldwin [of Boulogne], now ruler of Edessa, gives his brother Godfrey [of Bouillon], engaged at Antioch, the revenues of Turbaisel
*Mar. 9 – Jun 6. Baldwin [of Boulogne], now ruler of Edessa, gives his brother Godfrey [of Bouillon], engaged at Antioch, the revenues of Turbaisel
sources: Albert of Aachen, p. 262; and p. 354 for date
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
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)
year: 1098
initiator: Bohemond of Taranto
recipient: Genoese
text: Jul. 14. Bohemond [of Taranto], son of Robert Guiscard, duke of Apulia, gives the Genoese in the city of Antioch the church of St John, which is in the street that runs directly to the basilica of St Peter; a market [fondicum] and a well; and 30 houses which are in the piazza [platea] adjoining the church of St John. He confirms all gifts of customs or rights [consuetudines vel rectitudines] that have been, or will be, given by others in Antioch and its dependencies. Boemundus; episcopus Adrianus; Robertus de Surda Valle; Robertus de Anza; Rodulfus Rufus; Boellus de Carrato.
Jul. 14. Bohemond [of Taranto], son of Robert Guiscard, duke of Apulia, gives the Genoese in the city of Antioch the church of St John, which is in the street that runs directly to the basilica of St Peter; a market [fondicum] and a well; and 30 houses which are in the piazza [platea] adjoining the... more
sources: Hagenmeyer, Die Kreuzzugsbriefe, pp. 155-6, no. 13 (RRH no. 12)
year: 1098
initiator: Genoese
text: Jul. 14. In return for the concession the lord Bohemond [of Taranto] has made [Jul. 14], the boni homines of Genoa Anselmus Rusacherius, Lanfranchus Drubesei, Lambertus Magnus, Conradus filius Taionis, Bellacosa filius Adelardi, Otho Clericus and Lambertus Medicus swear on their behalf and on behalf of all other Genoese in the city of Antioch to hold and defend the city against all men except Count (Raymond) of St Gilles. If the count should decide to come to Antioch they will consider their position.
Jul. 14. In return for the concession the lord Bohemond [of Taranto] has made [Jul. 14], the boni homines of Genoa Anselmus Rusacherius, Lanfranchus Drubesei, Lambertus Magnus, Conradus filius Taionis, Bellacosa filius Adelardi, Otho Clericus and Lambertus Medicus swear on their behalf and on... more
sources: Hagenmeyer, Die Kreuzzugsbriefe, p. 156, no. 14 (RRH no. 16)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
5
year: 1098
initiator: Bishop of Le Puy, Adhémar of Monteil
text: *Jun. 3 – Aug. 1. Antioch. A Church council, presided over by the bishop of Le Puy [Adhémar of Monteil], restores the rights of the Church of Antioch and confirms a decision of the Council of Clermont that the churches in a territory conquered from the Muslims [gentiles] by a Christian prince should be subject to his principality.
*Jun. 3 – Aug. 1. Antioch. A Church council, presided over by the bishop of Le Puy [Adhémar of Monteil], restores the rights of the Church of Antioch and confirms a decision of the Council of Clermont that the churches in a territory conquered from the Muslims [gentiles] by a Christian prince... more
sources: Fulcher of Chartres, p. 741; Bresc-Bautier, Cart St Sépulcre, pp. 203-4, no. 89
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
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: Establishment/foundation document
7
year: 1099
recipient: Godfrey of Bouillon
text: †Jan. 1. Jerusalem. Godfrey of Bouillon, praeses, is listed with Charlemagne, Louis the Pious, Philip II of France and Louis IX of France among those who took the cross and founded the military order of knights of the Holy Sepulchre.
†Jan. 1. Jerusalem. Godfrey of Bouillon, praeses, is listed with Charlemagne, Louis the Pious, Philip II of France and Louis IX of France among those who took the cross and founded the military order of knights of the Holy Sepulchre.
sources: Mayer, UKJ 3:1459-61, no. App. II/1
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)