Ralf from Domfront
Ralf von Domfront ( Lat. Radulfus , French Raoul ; † around 1149 in Italy) was a prelate of the Catholic Church in Outremer and from 1135 until his deposition in 1140, Latin Patriarch of Antioch .
He came from Domfront in Normandy . In 1135 he was elected to succeed the late Patriarch Bernhard von Valence .
In 1136 he sided with the young princess Constance of Antioch when he secretly married her to Raimund von Poitiers , who actually wanted to marry Constance’s widowed mother Alice of Jerusalem . However, he immediately aroused the disfavor of the new Prince Raymond when he asked him to pay homage during his coronation. Raimund tried to get him removed, especially under the pretext that Ralf had been elected in 1135 uncanonically .
After a four-year dispute, Ralf was finally relieved of his office and imprisoned in December 1140 at a council in Antioch under the chairmanship of the papal legate Alberich , Bishop of Ostia. After a short time he was able to escape to Rome, where he presented the matter to Pope Innocent II . After being reinstated, he died before he could leave for Outremer. Some suspect that he was poisoned.
Aimerich von Limoges was his successor .
Individual evidence
- ↑ William of Tire : Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum , Book 15, Chapters 12-17
- ^ Rudolf Hiestand: A new report from the Council of Antioch in 1140. In: Annuarium historiae Conciliorum 20 (1988) pp. 314-350
literature
- Bernard Hamilton: Ralph of Domfront, Patriarch of Antioch (1135-40). In: Nottingham Medieval Studies 28, Nottingham 1984, pp. 1-21.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Bernhard of Valence |
Latin Patriarch of Antioch 1135–1140 |
Aimerich from Limoges |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ralf from Domfront |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Radulfus; Raoul de Domfront; Ralf I of Antioch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prelate of the Catholic Church in Outremer and Latin Patriarch of Antioch |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1149 |