RRR: Correspondence/envoy
448
year: 1144
initiator: Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux
recipient: Queen Melisende
text: Nov. 10 1143 – 1144. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux comforts Queen Melisende after the death of her husband King Fulk.
Nov. 10 1143 – 1144. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux comforts Queen Melisende after the death of her husband King Fulk.
sources: Bernard of Clairvaux, ‘Epistolae’ 8:297-8, no. 354 (RRH no. 216)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
449
year: 1144
initiator: Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux
recipient: Queen Melisende
text: Nov. 10 1143 – 1144. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux recommends Premonstratensian monks to Queen Melisende.
Nov. 10 1143 – 1144. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux recommends Premonstratensian monks to Queen Melisende.
sources: Bernard of Clairvaux, ‘Epistolae’ 8:299, no. 355 (RRH no. 216)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
546
year: 1153
initiator: Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux
recipient: Queen Melisende
text: Nov. 10 1143 – Aug. 20 1153. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux writes to Queen Melisende commending a young relation to her and referring to the good reports he had had from his uncle Andreas.
Nov. 10 1143 – Aug. 20 1153. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux writes to Queen Melisende commending a young relation to her and referring to the good reports he had had from his uncle Andreas.
sources: Bernard of Clairvaux, ‘Epistolae’ 8:65, no. 206
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
547
year: 1153
initiator: Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux
recipient: Queen Melisende
institution: Templars
text: Nov. 10 1143 – Aug. 20 1153. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux writes to Queen Melisende on the virtues of queenship and widowhood. He has had good reports of her government and of her care for the Templars from his uncle Andreas.
Nov. 10 1143 – Aug. 20 1153. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux writes to Queen Melisende on the virtues of queenship and widowhood. He has had good reports of her government and of her care for the Templars from his uncle Andreas.
sources: Bernard of Clairvaux, ‘Epistolae’ 8:205-6, no. 289
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
575
year: 1155
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Queen Melisende
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Jun. 27. Jerusalem. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Iherusalem Latinorum rex quartus, confirms under seal the renunciation made by his mother Queen Melisende, with the consent of his brother Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus, of her claims against the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, with respect to the villani of Bethsuric, namely Selmen filius Maadi; Habderahmen; Selim; Hasem; Nasen; Mekedem; Seleemen; Sade; Brahin; Kannet; Nasser; Ariz; Mahmut; Zafer; Demsis; Resselem; Tameh; Rosech; Sahe; Salem filius Sade and others, and the land in the casale. The canons were to have these as freely as they did in the time of Duke Godfrey [of Bouillon]. Melisende confirmed the canons’ rights over the Suriani of Calandria called Cosmas, Semhan, Samuel, Ihanna, Meferreg and Gerges, in exchange for a statio, which had belonged to Willelmus Bastardus, and the shares the canons had in 2 tables of money-changers [mensae nummulariorum], so that Melisende could construct a new ruga in Jerusalem. Melisende also renounced claims she had had on Suriani of Ramathes, called Bolferag, Jacob, Brahim and Ysaac, and on a vineyard that domna Gislia, the wife of Rohardus, had left as an eleemosynary grant on her death. Witnesses: Gaufridus abbas Templi Domini; Engerannus prior Montis Syon; Andreas de Monte Barro Templi militię magister; Humfredus constabularius; Philippus Neapolitanus; Hugo Cesariensis domnus; Hugo de Hybelino; Guido Francigena; Odo de Sancto Amando; Guillelmus de Barra; Johannes de Ualentines/Ualantines; Ysaac castellanus turris David; Babinus. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus cancellarius.
Jun. 27. Jerusalem. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Iherusalem Latinorum rex quartus, confirms under seal the renunciation made by his mother Queen Melisende, with the consent of his brother Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus, of her claims against the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, with respect to... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:371, 435-7, nos. 187, 237; 2:513, no. 285 (RRH no. 307)