His predecessor, Warmund, had been a close ally of Baldwin, but Stephen was much less ready to cooperate, reviving claims made by Patriarch Dagobert for church power. He sought to revive an agreement in 1100 between Dagobert and Godfrey of Bouillon, the first ruler of Jerusalem, for possession of Jaffa as an autonomous possession, and even of Jerusalem itself. Baldwin would not agree, and relations between the court and the patriarchate grew worse and worse.
When Stephen died in 1130, his friends suspected poison. Baldwin visited the dying patriarch and asked how he was doing, and Stephen replied 'Sire, I am faring as you desire."[1]
^Runciman, Steven (1952). A History of the Crusades, Volume II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 176–177.
stephen, ferté, latin, patriarch, jerusalem, from, 1128, until, death, 1130, french, priest, abbot, saint, jean, vallée, chartres, related, baldwin, king, jerusalem, predecessor, warmund, been, close, ally, baldwin, stephen, much, less, ready, cooperate, reviv. Stephen of La Ferte was Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1128 until his death in 1130 He was a French priest abbot of Saint Jean en Vallee at Chartres and related to Baldwin II King of Jerusalem His predecessor Warmund had been a close ally of Baldwin but Stephen was much less ready to cooperate reviving claims made by Patriarch Dagobert for church power He sought to revive an agreement in 1100 between Dagobert and Godfrey of Bouillon the first ruler of Jerusalem for possession of Jaffa as an autonomous possession and even of Jerusalem itself Baldwin would not agree and relations between the court and the patriarchate grew worse and worse When Stephen died in 1130 his friends suspected poison Baldwin visited the dying patriarch and asked how he was doing and Stephen replied Sire I am faring as you desire 1 He was succeeded by William of Malines References edit Runciman Steven 1952 A History of the Crusades Volume II The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 176 177 Preceded byWarmund Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem1128 1130 Succeeded byWilliam of Malines nbsp This article about a Roman Catholic archbishop from France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen of La Ferte amp oldid 1193523840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
