Jean de Bethune
Jean de Béthune (German: Johann von Béthune ; † July 27, 1219 before Toulouse ) was a bishop of Cambrai (John III.) From the House of Béthune .
He was a younger son of Robert V the Red of Béthune († 1191) and Adelise. His brothers were:
- Robert VI. († 1193), Lord of Béthune, Richebourg, Varneston, Chocques, Meulebeke and Loker
- Wilhelm II the Red († 1214), Lord of Béthune
- Baldwin († 1211), Lord of Choques, Count of Aumale
- Conon († 1218), Lord of Adrianople , Regent of the Latin Empire of Constantinople , Trouvère
Like his brother Baldwin, Johann was close to Richard the Lionheart's Plantagenet farm . In 1198 he was a member of the English delegation in Germany that supported the election of Otto von Braunschweig as king. From this he was invested in 1200 to the Bishop of Cambrai, what Pope Innocent III. was subsequently approved. From then on Johann was a determined partisan of Otto's against the Hohenstaufen in the German controversy for the throne , in whose coronation he took part in Rome in 1209. With the defeat of the emperor in the battle of Bouvines in 1214, Johann lost political influence.
In 1219, Johann joined the campaign of Prince Louis (VIII) of France on the Albigensian Crusade and died in the process during the siege of Toulouse .
Individual evidence
- ^ Anonymus von Béthune: Chronique française des rois de France. In: Léopold Deslisle (ed.): Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France . 24 (1904), pp. 756-757.
- ^ Registrum Innocentii III papae super negotio Romani imperii. In: Friedrich Kempf (Ed.): Miscellanea Historiae Pontificiae. 12 (1947), p. 145, no. 54.
- ↑ Alexandre Du Mège, Jean-Baptiste Paya (ed.): Histoire générale de Languedoc . 5, 1842, cap. XLIII, p. 289.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre de Corbeil |
Bishop of Cambrai 1200–1219 |
Godefroid de Fontaines |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jean de Bethune |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johann von Béthune, Johann III. from Cambrai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Cambrai and crusader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1219 |
| Place of death | Toulouse |