Louis VII from St Denis to Worms

Summary:
Before Louis VII left France, Suger of St Denis was joined in the regency of France by the archbishop of Rheims and Raoul the count of Vermandois and Valois, the latter to add a military dimension to the regency. Loius went to Verdun, then Metz, finding everything voluntarily submitting to him, though outside his own realm. At Metz he waited for his army, making regulations for the journey which other leaders did not follow. He sent ahead Alvisus, archbishop of Arras and Leo, abbot of St Bertin, to organise crossing of the Rhine at Worms. They succeeded in assembling a large fleet, dispensing with the need for a bridge. After crossing the Rhine by boat, he stopped at Worms to wait for Arnulf, bishop of Lisieux, with his Normans and English, There was constant contact with the locals over buying food, but this caused a fracas with several pilgrim casualties. Fortunately a serious incident was avoided by cool heads on both sides. Alvisus of Arras found a boat, and with other barons persuaded the townspeople to resume commercial contacts and restore peace 
Dates:
1147, June 
Alvisus, archbishop of Arras (Alvisus 101)
  • He was sent ahead with Leon 227 by Louis 101 from Metz to prepare for the crossing of the Rhine at Worms; they assembled a large fleet, dispensing with the need for a bridge (:) Odo of Deuil 22
  • When a fracas broke off relations between the pilgrims and the people of Worms, a difficult situation arose; Alvisus found a boat, and with other barons persuaded the townspeople to resume commercial contacts and restore peace (:) Odo of Deuil 22
archbishop of Rheims (Anonymus 987)
  • Before Louis 101 left France, the archbishop of Rheims and Raoul 101 were associated with Suger 101 as regents of France (:) Odo of Deuil 20
Arnulf, bishop of Lisieux (Arnulf 102)
  • He was going to join the Second Crusade with a party of Normans and English; Louis 101 decided to wait for him at Worms (:) Odo of Deuil 22
Leo, abbot of St Bertin (Leon 227)
  • He was sent ahead with Alvisus 101 by Louis 101 from Metz to prepare for the crossing of the Rhine at Worms; they assembled a large fleet, dispensing with the need for a bridge (:) Odo of Deuil 22
Louis VII, king of France (Louis 101)
  • Before Louis left France, Suger 101 was joined in the regency of France by Anonymus 987 and Raoul 101, the latter to add a military dimension to the regency (:) Odo of Deuil 20
  • He went to Verdun, then Metz, finding everything voluntarily submitting to him, though outside his own realm; at Metz he waited for his army, making regulations for the journey which other leaders did not follow; he sent ahead Alvisus 101 and Leon 227 to organise crossing of the Rhine (:) Odo of Deuil 20-22
  • After crossing the Rhine by boat, he stopped at Worms to wait for Arnulf 102, with his Normans and English; there was constant contact with the locals over buying food, but this caused a fracas with several pilgrim casualties; fortunately a serious incident was avoided by cool heads on both sides (:) Odo of Deuil 22
  • Several contingents in his army, disappointed by the high price of food in the huge throng, left southwards over the Alps, to follow the Italian route (:) Odo of Deuil 22-24
Raoul, count of Vermandois and Valois (Raoul 101)
  • Before Louis 101 left France, Raoul and Anonymus 987 were associated with Suger 101 as regents of France; Raoul, though excommunicated at the time, was included so as to provide a military dimension to the regency (:) Odo of Deuil 20
Suger, abbot of St Denis (Suger 101)
  • Before Louis 101 left France, Suger was joined in the regency of France by Anonymus 987 and Raoul 101, the latter to add a military dimension to the regency (:) Odo of Deuil 20