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Geoffroy of Villehardouin, Marshal of Champagne
Geoffroy of Villehardouin, Marshal of Champagne by Theodore Evergates traces the remarkable life of Geoffroy of Villehardouin (c. 1148–c. 1217) from his earliest years in Champagne through his last years in Greece after the crusade. The fourth son of a knight, Geoffroy became marshal of Champagne, principal negotiator in organizing the Fourth Crusade, chief of staff of the expedition to and conquest of Constantinople, garrison commander of Constantinople and, in his late fifties, field commander defending the Latin settlement in the Byzantine empire against invading Bulgarian armies and revolting Greek cities. Known for his diplomatic skills and rectitude, he served as the chief military a...
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Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople
This work presents a personal narrative of the 4th Crusade by French nobleman Geoffrey de Villehardouin, Marshal of Champagne and Roumania, who was one of the prominent participants in those events. His account starts in the late 1100s with the call to Crusade, taking the readers through the Sack of Constantinople and the later poorly fought battles involving other cities in that area. The book ends with the death of Marquis Boniface of Montferrat.
Memoirs Or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople
Be it known to you that eleven hundred and ninety-seven years after the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the time of Innocent Pope of Rome, and Philip King of France, and Richard King of England, there was in France a holy man named Fulk of Neuilly - which Neuilly is between Lagni-sur-Marne and Paris - and he was a priest and held the cure of the village. And this said Fulk began to speak of God throughout the Isle-de-France, and the other countries round about; and you must know that by him the Lord wrought many miracles.
Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople
Be it known to you that eleven hundred and ninety-seven years after the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the time of Innocent Pope of Rome, and Philip King of France, and Richard King of England, there was in France a holy man named Fulk of Neuilly - which Neuilly is between Lagni-sur-Marne and Paris - and he was a priest and held the cure of the village. And this said Fulk began to speak of God throughout the Isle-de-France, and the other countries round about; and you must know that by him the Lord wrought many miracles.
