RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1670
year: 1212
initiator: Patriarch Albert of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Hospital of Saint John and the Knights Templar
recipient: Pope Innocent III
text: (c. 1212). [293] The patriarch of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Hospital of St John and the Knights Templar write to Pope Innocent III, in response for his request for reports on the situation there. They provide a dynastic history of the Ayyubids and focus on the domestic life of the sultan al-‘Adil, but also suggest that the Muslims are prepared to surrender the Holy Land to the pope.
(c. 1212). [293] The patriarch of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Hospital of St John and the Knights Templar write to Pope Innocent III, in response for his request for reports on the situation there. They provide a dynastic history of the Ayyubids and focus on the domestic life of the sultan al... more
sources: Richard of San Germano, pp. 34-7 (RRH no. 864)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1673
year: 1213
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: King of Jerusalem
text: Jan. 9. Lateran. Informed by the bishop of Sidon of the death of Queen [Maria] of Jerusalem, Pope Innocent III offers the king of Jerusalem his condolences and advises him not to take up arms against fellow Christians. He assures him that he is working to provide aid to the kingdom.
Jan. 9. Lateran. Informed by the bishop of Sidon of the death of Queen [Maria] of Jerusalem, Pope Innocent III offers the king of Jerusalem his condolences and advises him not to take up arms against fellow Christians. He assures him that he is working to provide aid to the kingdom.
sources: Innocent III, ‘Register’ 216:738-9, no. 211
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1678
year: 1213
initiator: G. de Boyx, miles
recipient: Bishop Amadeus of Besançon
text: After Jan. 18. [294] G. de Boyx, miles, writes to Bishop Amadeus of Besançon, informing him that he and his wife are well and reporting the news he has heard relating to the Holy Land and the territories around. The kingdom of Jerusalem has a truce with the Sarraceni. The principality of Antioch, which has suffered greatly from the sultan of Egypt [soldanus Babilonie] and the king of Armenia, has for a long time had a truce with the sultan. G. de Boyx has heard that the Georgians have risen up and with a large army of milites and footsoldiers have taken 300 castles and 9 great cities, occupying the stronger ones and reducing the lesser ones to ashes. These include Baghdad [Predictarum urbium quedam sub Eufrate sita cunctarum urbium paganicarum erat nobilissima et magna], the lord of which, the son of the sultan of Egypt, has been captured by the Christians and beheaded, although he promised them enormous quantities of gold. G. predicts the recovery of Jerusalem. The Georgian king, who is 16 years old, is the equal of Alexander [the Great]. In fulfiment of a promise, he carries with him the bones of his mother Queen Thamar, who vowed to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and asked her son to carry her bones to the church of the Holy Sepulchre if she should die. G. had heard in the last week of August that there had been a massive earthquake on 22 June in the land of Losore, which borders on the sultanate of Encoine, so great that many villae and castles were destroyed. So were 2 cities, and an abbey, close to the city called Finedelfe, had been swallowed up by the earth, together with its residents. A mountain was split in half and blood and milk flowed from it, together with stagnant water and gravel. The land in which this occurred is Christian.
After Jan. 18. [294] G. de Boyx, miles, writes to Bishop Amadeus of Besançon, informing him that he and his wife are well and reporting the news he has heard relating to the Holy Land and the territories around. The kingdom of Jerusalem has a truce with the Sarraceni. The principality of Antioch,... more
sources: Ms BnF lat. 5137, fo1. 1, ed. Röhricht in RRH; a French version was edited in Histoire littéraire de la France 21:781-3 (RRH no. 868)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1687
year: 1213
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: al-‘Adil [Saphadinus soldanus Damasci et Babyloniae]
text: Apr. 26. Pope Innocent III recommends his emissaries P. scriptor and Rogerius militie Templi to al-‘Adil [Saphadinus soldanus Damasci et Babyloniae] and, to avoid more devastation and the spilling of blood, encourages him to return Jerusalem and its territories to him and to release captives.
Apr. 26. Pope Innocent III recommends his emissaries P. scriptor and Rogerius militie Templi to al-‘Adil [Saphadinus soldanus Damasci et Babyloniae] and, to avoid more devastation and the spilling of blood, encourages him to return Jerusalem and its territories to him and to release captives.
sources: Luchaire, ‘Un document retrouvé’, p. 567 (RRH no. 864)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1688
year: 1213
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Patriarch Albert of Jerusalem
text: After Apr. 26. Pope Innocent III informs Patriarch Albert of Jerusalem that he has written to al-‘Adil. He asks the patriarch to provide encouragement to King John of Jerusalem, the Hospitallers of St John and the Knights Templar in their defence of the Holy Land. He invites the patriarch to attend the Fourth Lateran Council.
After Apr. 26. Pope Innocent III informs Patriarch Albert of Jerusalem that he has written to al-‘Adil. He asks the patriarch to provide encouragement to King John of Jerusalem, the Hospitallers of St John and the Knights Templar in their defence of the Holy Land. He invites the patriarch to attend... more
sources: Innocent III, ‘Register’ 216:830-1, no. 36
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1689
year: 1213
initiator: Pope Innocent III
text: Apr. 19-29. In Quia maior, his proclamation of the Fifth Crusade, Pope Innocent III states that he has heard that the Saraceni have occupied Mons Thabor.
Apr. 19-29. In Quia maior, his proclamation of the Fifth Crusade, Pope Innocent III states that he has heard that the Saraceni have occupied Mons Thabor.
sources: Tangl, Studien, p. 91
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1695
year: 1214
initiator: Louis, the eldest son of King Philip of France
recipient: John of Brienne
text: Mar. 1-31. Compiègne. Louis, the eldest son of King Philip of France, reminds King John of Jerusalem that in French law no one under the age of 21 can plead in court. He states on behalf of his father that if the daughters of comes Henricus [Henry of Champagne] wish to bring the countess of Troyes and Thibaut her son to court over the patrimonial lands, he will not hear any case until Thibaut is 21 years old, especially as he has evidence that Henricus left the land to Thibaut on his departure for Jerusalem; He also informs John of his desire that Erardus de Rameruco be forbidden to marry the daughter of comes Henricus. [298]
Mar. 1-31. Compiègne. Louis, the eldest son of King Philip of France, reminds King John of Jerusalem that in French law no one under the age of 21 can plead in court. He states on behalf of his father that if the daughters of comes Henricus [Henry of Champagne] wish to bring the countess of Troyes... more
sources: Innocent III, ‘Register’ 216:975-6
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1703
year: 1214
initiator: John of Brienne
recipient: Abbot Gervase of Prémontré
text: (1214). John, Dei gratia Jerosolimorum Rex et Comes Brenensis, gives Abbot Gervase of Prémontré and his convent news of events in the Holy Land. The situation is deteriorating day by day, with the kingdom facing poverty and a lack of defenders. There are truces with the Sarraceni, but it is feared that these will soon be broken, because the kingdom’s weakness is obvious. John asks for prayers. He adds that he and his daughter are well and that, with the advice of his prelates and barones, he is marrying the daughter of the king of [Cilician] Armenia, hoping to acquire great assistance as a result.
(1214). John, Dei gratia Jerosolimorum Rex et Comes Brenensis, gives Abbot Gervase of Prémontré and his convent news of events in the Holy Land. The situation is deteriorating day by day, with the kingdom facing poverty and a lack of defenders. There are truces with the Sarraceni, but it is feared... more
sources: Gervase of Prémontré 1:36, no. 36 (RRH no. 873)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1717
year: 1215
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Patriarch Albert or Patriarch Ralph of Jerusalem
text: 1205 or Nov. 11-30 1215. The pallium is delivered to either Patriarch Albert or Patriarch Ralph in the name of Pope Innocent III.
1205 or Nov. 11-30 1215. The pallium is delivered to either Patriarch Albert or Patriarch Ralph in the name of Pope Innocent III.
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, p. 334, no. 176bis (RRH no.779)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1719
year: 1215
initiator: King of Jerusalem
recipient: Johan le Tor
text: Nov. 11-30. Johan le Tor has been sent by King John of Jerusalem to inform the Fourth Lateran Council of the state and needs of the Holy Land and the terms of the truce prevailing with the Muslims.
Nov. 11-30. Johan le Tor has been sent by King John of Jerusalem to inform the Fourth Lateran Council of the state and needs of the Holy Land and the terms of the truce prevailing with the Muslims.
sources: ‘L’Estoire de Eracles’, p. 319