Godefroy de la Roche Vanneau
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Godefroy de la Roche Vanneau was bishop of Langres from 1139.[1] He was a prominent aide to his cousin, Bernard of Clairvaux.[1] He was appointed a prior of the Clairvaux Abbey in 1128.[2] He joined the Second Crusade and urged King Louis VII of France to attack Constantinople in 1147.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bredero 1996, p. 284.
- ^ Bredero 1996, p. 283.
- ^ Lilie 1993, p. 155.
Sources
[edit]- Bredero, Adrian H. (1996) [1993]. Bernard Of Clairvaux: Between Cult and History. T&T Clark. ISBN 0-567-08523-6.
- Lilie, Ralph-Johannes (1993) [1981]. Byzantium and the Crusader States 1096-1204. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-820407-8.
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