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
49
year: 1100
initiator: Patriarch Daibert of Jerusalem
recipient: Bohemond of Taranto
text: *End of Jul. Jerusalem. Patriarch Daibert of Jerusalem, with the agreement of Tancred Marchisius sends his secretarius called Morellus to Bohemond of Taranto to inform him of the gifts made by Godfrey of Bouillon to the Church of Jerusalem and himself; of Godfrey’s subsequent death; of the seizure of the Tower of David by Count Garnerius and of a message sent to Baldwin of Boulogne, count of Edessa; of the death of Garnerius and the continued occupation of the Tower of David on Baldwin’s behalf. He appeals to Bohemond, as a supporter of Church reform, to write to Baldwin forbidding him to come to Jerusalem without Daibert’s agreement; to hinder him by force if need be; and to reply speedily.
*End of Jul. Jerusalem. Patriarch Daibert of Jerusalem, with the agreement of Tancred Marchisius sends his secretarius called Morellus to Bohemond of Taranto to inform him of the gifts made by Godfrey of Bouillon to the Church of Jerusalem and himself; of Godfrey’s subsequent death; of the seizure... more
sources: William of Tyre, pp. 456-8; Albert of Aachen, p. 522 (RRH no. 32)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
50
year: 1100
initiator: Gabriel, the ruler of Malatya
recipient: Bohemond of Taranto
text: *Jul. 1-31. Gabriel, the ruler of Malatya, writes to Bohemond of Taranto requesting assistance against the Danishmendid Turks.
*Jul. 1-31. Gabriel, the ruler of Malatya, writes to Bohemond of Taranto requesting assistance against the Danishmendid Turks.
sources: Albert of Aachen, p. 524; Matthew of Edessa, p. 176
year: 1108
initiator: Emperor Alexius
recipient: Bohemond of Taranto
text: *September. Devol. Bohemond of Taranto agrees to become a vassal of the Byzantine empire for Antioch, which he will hold of the Emperor Alexius and his son John as a liegeman [ἀνθρωπος λίζιος] with the title of dux. The possessions granted to him are specified: the city of Antioch; Port St Simeon; Dux; Kaukas; Lulon; Thaumaston Oros; Phersia; the military district of St Elias; Baghras; the military district of Larissa [Shaizar]; the military districts of Artah and Telouch; Marash and the Amanus Mountains, Palatza and the theme of Zume. Bohemond is given licence to expand eastwards to Aleppo and into Cappadocia and Mesopotamia, including Edessa and the themes of Limnioi and Aetos. The territories occupied by the Armenians in Cilicia are excluded and Bohemond will surrender all claims to Latakia, Gibel, Valenia, Maraclea and Tortosa and will allow the appointment of a Greek patriarch of Antioch
*September. Devol. Bohemond of Taranto agrees to become a vassal of the Byzantine empire for Antioch, which he will hold of the Emperor Alexius and his son John as a liegeman [ἀνθρωπος λίζιος] with the title of dux. The possessions granted to him are specified: the city of Antioch; Port St Simeon;... more
sources: Anna Comnena 1:412-22