Walter of St. Abraham
Walter Mohammed ( lat. Walterus cognomine Mahumeth , French. Gauthier Mahomet ; † around 1118) was Lord of St. Abraham in the Kingdom of Jerusalem . As such he was also called Walter of St. Abraham (Latin Walterus de Sancto Abraham , French Gauthier de Saint Abraham ).
From 1104 he appears as a witness in documents of King Baldwin I of Jerusalem . His nickname suggests that he was a Muslim who converted to Christianity and who took the name of his godfather as an nickname.
Around 1108, after Rohard of Haifa's death , he was appointed lord (or castellan ) of Hebron , which the Crusaders called St. Abraham. Around 1110/1112 he took part in the army of King Baldwin I of Jerusalem in a campaign to repel the Seljuks in the Principality of Antioch .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. Charles Burnett: ʾAbd al-Masīḥ of Winchester. In: Lodi Nauta, Arjo Vanderjagt: Between demonstration and imagination. Essays in the history of science and philosophy. Presented to John D. North (= Brill's Studies in Intellectual History. 96). Brill, Leiden et al. 1999, ISBN 90-04-11468-8 , pp. 159-169, here p. 163.
- ↑ See Albert von Aachen: Historia Hierosolymitanae Expeditionis. Book 10, chapter 33
- ↑ See Albert von Aachen: Historia Hierosolymitanae Expeditionis. Book 11, chapter 40
Web links
- Gauthier at fmg.ac (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walter of St. Abraham |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walter Mahomet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord of Haifa |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1118 |