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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Manuel I Comnenus | | | | |  Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Agnes of Courtenay - DynastyThe Courtenay family ruled the County of Edessa, the furthest north of the Crusader states. Joscelin I of Courtenay, an ally of Baldwin II of Jerusalem, was awarded the county in 1118. Joscelin II inherited Edessa and Turbessel in 1131 on the death of his father, and desperately tried to defend his extensive borders against his hostile Muslim neighbours.
Agnes grew up in Edessa, until the city was captured by Zengi in 1144. Her father fled to the fortress of Turbessel for safety, and after attempting to regain Edessa, he was captured ...
See also:Agnes of Courtenay, Agnes of Courtenay - Dynasty, Agnes of Courtenay - Royal annulment, Agnes of Courtenay - Reign of Amalric I, Agnes of Courtenay - Reign of Baldwin IV, Agnes of Courtenay - Political marriages, Agnes of Courtenay - Retirement and Death, Agnes of Courtenay - Sources Read more here: » Agnes of Courtenay: Encyclopedia II - Agnes of Courtenay - Dynasty |
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| | | | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Succession Baldwin was among the second generation of children born to the descendents of the original crusaders. He was 13 years old when his father Fulk died, and the kingdom legally passed to his mother as the daughter of Baldwin II. Melisende had ruled with Fulk as a consort, and Baldwin was crowned co-ruler and heir to his mother. However, Melisende also appointed Manasses of Hierges, constable of Jerusalem, as an advis ...
See also:Baldwin III of Jerusalem, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Succession, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Second Crusade, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Civil war, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Recovery, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Byzantine alliance, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Death, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Personal characteristics, Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Sources Read more here: » Baldwin III of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia II - Baldwin III of Jerusalem - Succession |
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| | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Amalric I of Jerusalem - Conflicts with the Muslim states As a Crusader state Jerusalem was constantly in a state of war. Since Baldwin III's blunder by attacking allied Damascus during the Second Crusade in 1147, the northern frontier was exposed to Nur ad-Din, whose own power continued to grow from his bases in Mosul, Aleppo, and later Damascus when that city fell under his control. Jerusalem lost influence to Byzantium in northern Syria when the Empire imposed its suzerainty over the Principality of Antioch, although Byzantium was increa ...
See also:Amalric I of Jerusalem, Amalric I of Jerusalem - Youth, Amalric I of Jerusalem - Succession, Amalric I of Jerusalem - Conflicts with the Muslim states, Amalric I of Jerusalem - Invasions of Egypt, Amalric I of Jerusalem - Byzantine alliance, Amalric I of Jerusalem - Rise of Saladin, Amalric I of Jerusalem - Death, Amalric I of Jerusalem - Physical characteristics, Amalric I of Jerusalem - Sources Read more here: » Amalric I of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia II - Amalric I of Jerusalem - Conflicts with the Muslim states |
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| | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Principality of Antioch - Foundation While Baldwin of Boulogne and Tancred headed east from Asia Minor to set up the County of Edessa, the main army of the First Crusade continued south to besiege Antioch. Bohemund of Taranto led the siege, beginning in October, 1097. With over four hundred towers, the city was almost impenetrable. The siege lasted throughout the winter, with much suffering among the Crusaders, who were often forced to eat their own horses, or, as legend has it, the b ...
See also:Principality of Antioch, Principality of Antioch - Foundation, Principality of Antioch - Early history, Principality of Antioch - Antioch in the Byzantine Empire, Principality of Antioch - Fall of the Principality, Principality of Antioch - Geography and demographics, Principality of Antioch - Princes of Antioch 1098–1268, Principality of Antioch - Titular Princes of Antioch 1268–1457, Principality of Antioch - Family tree of the Princes of Antioch, Principality of Antioch - Vassals of Antioch, Principality of Antioch - Lords of Saone, Principality of Antioch - Great Officers of Antioch Read more here: » Principality of Antioch: Encyclopedia II - Principality of Antioch - Foundation |
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| | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Prester John - Origin of the legend The stories of St. Thomas proselytizing in India, which date back to at least the 3rd century, had obvious influence on the myth's development. Distorted reports of the Assyrian Church of the East's movements in Asia had a hand as well. This sect, called Nestorianism by Europeans who mistook it as adhering to the teachings of Nestorius, gained a wide following in the Eastern nations and engaged the Western imagination as an assemblage both exotic and familiarly Christian. Additionally, a kernel of the myth may have been drawn from Saint Iren ...
See also:Prester John, Prester John - Origin of the legend, Prester John - The Letter of Prester John, Prester John - Prester John and the Mongol Empire, Prester John - Prester John and Ethiopia, Prester John - The end of the legend Read more here: » Prester John: Encyclopedia II - Prester John - Origin of the legend |
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| | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Fourth Crusade - Background After the failure of the Third Crusade, there was little interest in Europe for another crusade against the Muslims. The Fourth Crusade was the last of the major crusades to be directed by the Papacy, before the Popes lost much of their power to the Holy Roman Empire and other secular monarchs. The later crusades were directed by individual monarchs, and even the Fourth quickly fell out of Papal control.
In 1198, Pope Innocent III called for a new Crusade, which was largely ignored among European leaders. The Germans were struggling a ...
See also:Fourth Crusade, Fourth Crusade - Background, Fourth Crusade - Attack on Zara, Fourth Crusade - Diversion to Constantinople, Fourth Crusade - Further attacks on Constantinople, Fourth Crusade - Final capture of Constantinople; outcome Read more here: » Fourth Crusade: Encyclopedia II - Fourth Crusade - Background |
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| | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Empire of Trebizond - Foundation When Constantinople fell to the Fourth Crusade in 1204, the Empire of Trebizond was one of the three smaller Greek states that emerged from the wreckage, along with the Empire of Nicaea and the Despotate of Epirus. Alexius, a grandson of Byzantine emperor Andronicus I Comnenus and a descendant of King David the Builder of Georgia through his great grandmother Katay (daughter of David the Builder), made Trebizond his capital and asserted a claim to be ...
See also:Empire of Trebizond, Empire of Trebizond - Foundation, Empire of Trebizond - Prosperity, Empire of Trebizond - Climax and civil war, Empire of Trebizond - Decline and fall, Empire of Trebizond - List of Trapezuntine emperors, Empire of Trebizond - List of Trapezuntine people Read more here: » Empire of Trebizond: Encyclopedia II - Empire of Trebizond - Foundation |
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| | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Eleanor of Aquitaine - Biography
Eleanor of Aquitaine - Early Life.
The oldest of three children, her father was William X, Duke of Aquitaine, and her mother was Aenor de Châtellerault, the daughter of Aimeric I, Vicomte of Chatellerault. William's and Ænor's marriage had been arranged by his father, William IX of Aquitaine the Troubador, and her mother, Dangereuse, William IX's long-time mistress. Eleanor was named after her mother and called Aliénor, which means other Aenor in the langue d'oc (Occitan language), but it became E ...
See also:Eleanor of Aquitaine, Eleanor of Aquitaine - Biography, Eleanor of Aquitaine - Early Life, Eleanor of Aquitaine - Marriage to Louis VII of France, Eleanor of Aquitaine - Crusade, Eleanor of Aquitaine - Divorce from Louis, Eleanor of Aquitaine - Marriage to Henry II of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine - Revolt and Imprisonment, Eleanor of Aquitaine - Later Life, Eleanor of Aquitaine - In Historical Fiction, Eleanor of Aquitaine - Biographies Read more here: » Eleanor of Aquitaine: Encyclopedia II - Eleanor of Aquitaine - Biography |
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| | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Frederick I Holy Roman Emperor - Life and reign In 1147 Frederick became duke of Swabia and shortly afterwards made his first trip to the East, accompanying his uncle, the German king Conrad III, on the Second Crusade. The expedition proved to be a disaster, but Frederick distinguished himself and won the complete confidence of the king. When Conrad died in February 1152, only Frederick and the prince-bishop of Bamberg were at his deathbed. Both asserted afterwards that Conrad had, in full possession of his mental powers, handed the royal insignia to Frederick and indicated that he, rathe ...
See also:Frederick I Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick I Holy Roman Emperor - Life and reign, Frederick I Holy Roman Emperor - Frederick's descendents by his wife Beatrice, Frederick I Holy Roman Emperor - Sources, Frederick I Holy Roman Emperor - Fiction about Frederick I Read more here: » Frederick I Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia II - Frederick I Holy Roman Emperor - Life and reign |
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| | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Henry II of England - Biography He was born on 5 March 1133 at Le Mans to the Empress Matilda and her second husband, Geoffrey the Fair, Count of Anjou. Brought up in Anjou, he visited England in 1149 to help his mother in her disputed claim to the English throne.
Prior to coming to the throne he already controlled Normandy and Anjou on the continent; his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine on 18 May 1152 added her holdings to his, including Touraine, Aquitaine, and Gascony. He thus effectively became more powerful than the king of France — with an empire (the Ang ...
See also:Henry II of England, Henry II of England - Biography, Henry II of England - Appearance, Henry II of England - Fiction, Henry II of England - Coat of arms Read more here: » Henry II of England: Encyclopedia II - Henry II of England - Biography |
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| | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - List of rulers of Bosnia - Bosnian kingdom 1353 (1357?) - 1391 (Ban 1353-1377, King 1377-1391) Tvrtko I of Kotroman (born 1338?, died 1391) Nephew of Stephen Kotromanić. Crowned himself 'King of Serbs and Bosnia' in 1377.
1391 - 1395 Stephen (Stjepan) Dabiša (died 1395) Illegitimate son of Ninoslav Kotromanić, a son of Kotroman.
1395 - 1398 Jelena Gruba, widow of Stephen Dabisa
1398 - 1404, 1409 - 1418 King Ostoja Kotromanić (died 1418) Son of Tvrtko Kotromanić. Power struggles with ...
See also:List of rulers of Bosnia, List of rulers of Bosnia - Early history, List of rulers of Bosnia - Emergence of native Bosnian bans, List of rulers of Bosnia - Bosnian kingdom, List of rulers of Bosnia - Turkish occupation, List of rulers of Bosnia - Austrian occupation, List of rulers of Bosnia - Modern times, List of rulers of Bosnia - Related articles, List of rulers of Bosnia - External link Read more here: » List of rulers of Bosnia: Encyclopedia II - List of rulers of Bosnia - Bosnian kingdom |
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| | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Kingdom of Jerusalem - Life in the kingdom Jerusalem came to be known as Outremer, the French word for "overseas." As new generations grew up in the kingdom, they began to think of themselves as native, rather than immigrants. Thus, in many senses, they behaved and thought more like "orientals" (Syrians) than like Western-Europeans of their day. They often learned to speak Greek, Arabic, and other eastern languages, and married Greeks or Armenians: as the chronicler Fulcher of Chartres wr ...
See also:Kingdom of Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Foundation and early history, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Life in the kingdom, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Mid-12th century, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Disaster and recovery, Kingdom of Jerusalem - The later kingdom, Kingdom of Jerusalem - Arms of Kingdom of Jerusalem Read more here: » Kingdom of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia II - Kingdom of Jerusalem - Life in the kingdom |
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| | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Balian of Ibelin - Early life He was the son of Barisan of Ibelin, and brother of Hugh and Baldwin. His father had been a knight in the County of Jaffa, and had been rewarded with the lordship of Ibelin after the revolt of Hugh II of Le Puiset. Barisan married Helvis, heiress of the wealthy lordship of Ramla. Balian's name was also Barisan, but the pronunciation of the name in Old French changed to "Balian" in the course of the 12th century; he is sometimes known as Balian the Younger or Balian II when his father is also referred to as Balian. He is also called Balian of ...
See also:Balian of Ibelin, Balian of Ibelin - Early life, Balian of Ibelin - The nobles' faction, Balian of Ibelin - Dispute between Raymond and Guy, Balian of Ibelin - The Battle of Hattin, Balian of Ibelin - Defense of Jerusalem, Balian of Ibelin - Third Crusade, Balian of Ibelin - Legacy, Balian of Ibelin - Balian in fiction, Balian of Ibelin - Sources Read more here: » Balian of Ibelin: Encyclopedia II - Balian of Ibelin - Early life |
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| | | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Siege of Edessa - The siege In 1144, Joscelin was able to make an alliance with Kara Aslan, the Ortoqid ruler of Diyarbakir, against the growing power and influence of Zengi. Joscelin marched out of Edessa with almost his entire army to support Kara Aslan against Aleppo. Zengi, already seeking to take advantage of Fulk's death in 1143, hurried north to besiege Edessa, arriving on November 28. The city had been warned of his arrival and was prepared for a siege, but there was little they could d ...
See also:Siege of Edessa, Siege of Edessa - Background, Siege of Edessa - The siege, Siege of Edessa - Aftermath, Siege of Edessa - Sources Read more here: » Siege of Edessa: Encyclopedia II - Siege of Edessa - The siege |
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| | | | | | Manuel I Comnenus: Encyclopedia II - Nur ad-Din - Unification of the Muslim kingdom It was Nur ad-Din's dream to unite the various Muslim forces between the Euphrates and the Nile to make a common front against the crusaders. In 1149 Saif ad-Din Ghazi died, and a younger brother, Qutb ad-Din, succeeded him. Qutb ad-Din recognized Nur ad-Din as overlord of Mosul, so that the major cities of Mosul and Aleppo were united under one man. Damascus was all that remained as an obstacle to the unification of Syria.
After the failure of the Second Crusade, Mu'in ad-Din had renewed his treaty with the crusaders, and after his d ...
See also:Nur ad-Din, Nur ad-Din - The war against the crusaders, Nur ad-Din - Unification of the Muslim kingdom, Nur ad-Din - The problem of Egypt, Nur ad-Din - Death and succession, Nur ad-Din - Legacy, Nur ad-Din - Sources Read more here: » Nur ad-Din: Encyclopedia II - Nur ad-Din - Unification of the Muslim kingdom |
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