Significance of the treaty - & of an eclipse of the sun

Summary:
Manuel I, in making the treaty with Louis VII, tried to recruit him as an ally against Roger II of Sicily, who was attacking the area of Greece. Manuel failed, perhaps because of the anti-Byzantine faction in the French army, which wanted an alliance with Roger to attack the capital. Manuel stopped the market for the French after a few days and did not send guides promised in the treaty. As Louis was still catching up with his army (on October 26), after signing the treaty, there was a partial eclipse of the sun, which some in the French army interpreted as harm done to their king. In fact it signified another misdeed of Manuel's, since he had allegedly removed guides from Conrad III at a crucial moment, leading to a terrible massacre of his men. The eclipse was partial since it referred only to half of the Crusade, as Louis was still boldly advancing 
Dates:
1147, October 26 
Conrad III Hohenstaufen, king of Germany (Conrad 53)
  • He had suffered a disaster when, allegedly, Manuel 1 removed his guides at a crucial moment, so that his men were massacred; this was indicated by the eclipse [of October 26 (NASA)], which was partial since it only affected part of the Crusade, as Louis 101 was still advancing boldly (:) Odo of Deuil 82
Louis VII, king of France (Louis 101)
  • When he was being persuaded by Manuel 1 to sign a treaty, Manuel was trying to recruit him as an ally against Roger 17001, but failed [perhaps because of the influence of Godfrey 101 and others]; Manuel stopped the market for his army after a few days, and did not send the promised guides (:) Odo of Deuil 82
  • While he was catching up with the army after signing the treaty, there was a partial eclipse of the sun [on October 26 (NASA)]; his men worried that this signifed harm done to him; in fact it denoted a catastrophic slaughter of the men of Conrad 53, and was partial because Louis was still advancing boldly (:) Odo of Deuil 82
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (Manuel 1)
  • In making the treaty with Louis 101, he tried to recruit him as an ally against Roger 17001, but failed; he stopped the market for the French after a few days, and failed to send the guides promised in the treaty (:) Odo of Deuil 82
  • He was implicated in the portent of the partial solar eclipse [of October 26 (NASA)], not by harming Louis 101, as the French army feared, but because he was said to have removed guides from Conrad 53, leading to a massacre of his men; the eclipse was partial, because Louis was still advancing (:) Odo of Deuil 82
Roger II, king of Sicily (Roger 17001)
  • While he was attacking Greece, Manuel 1 was seeking to make a treaty with Louis 101; Manuel wanted to recruit Louis as an ally against Roger, but failed [perhaps because of the anti-Byzantine views of Godfrey 101 and others, who wanted to join Roger against Manuel] (:) Odo of Deuil 82