Amalrich of Nesle
Amalrich von Nesle († October 6, 1180 ) was a clergyman from the Picardi family of the Nesle and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem .
Amalrich was before his elevation to patriarch in 1157/1158 from about 1151 to chaplain and prior of the Holy Sepulcher . The historian Wilhelm von Tire describes it in his book as "vir commode litteratus, sed simplex nimium et pene inutilis" ( "... well read, but otherwise quite simple and quite useless" ).
After the death of King Baldwin III. of Jerusalem , he insisted that his brother and heir Amalrich I should have his marriage to Agnes of Edessa annulled because of too close blood relations, especially since she was his third cousin. Otherwise he would refuse to be crowned. Amalrich I agreed to the annulment, with the compromise that his children from this marriage, Baldwin IV and Sibylle , would still be considered legitimate and therefore entitled to inherit. On February 18, 1162 Amalrich von Nesle then crowned him king of Jerusalem.
After the death of King Amalrich I, he crowned his son Baldwin IV on July 15, 1174.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sabino de Sandoli: Corpus Inscriptionum Crucesignatorum Terrae Sanctae. 21. Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, 1974, p. 71
- ^ William of Tire : Historia Rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum. Book 20, chapter 18
- ^ William of Tire : Historia Rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum. Book 19, chapter 4
- ↑ Steven Runciman : A History of the Crusades. Volume 2, Penguin Books, 1978, p. 362
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Fulk of Angoulême |
Patriarch of Jerusalem 1157–1180 |
Heraclius of Caesarea |
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| SURNAME | Amalrich of Nesle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Amaury de Nesle; Amalrich of Jerusalem |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Patriarch of Jerusalem |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1180 |