Prompted by Odo of Deuil, Louis VII reminded Conrad III of problems in Germany

Summary:
Before the combined armies of Louis VII and Conrad III reached Esseron (Achyraus?), Odo of Deuil reminded Louis that Conrad and Frederick of Swabia were harming St Denis by retaining Esslingen (Swabia) and the castle of Estusin (Alsace). Pope Eugenius III had talked of excommunication in the case at Easter. Louis undertook the task with enthusiasm. He asked them first in private then in public; Conrad's reply was first ambiguous, in the hope that Louis would soon tire, but the emperor was later forced to a refusal. Odo made a report to Suger of St Denis irrelevant to his narrative: Louis, for whom Suger should pray, had been doing the work of St Denis even in Anatolia 
Dates:
1147 
Conrad III Hohenstaufen, king of Germany (Conrad 53)
  • He was in possession of one tower of the disputed castle of Estusin (Alsace), and before the combined crusading armies arrived at Esseron he was asked by Louis 101 to give it up; his reply was first ambiguous, in the hope that Louis would soon tire, but Conrad was later forced to make a refusal (:) Odo of Deuil 102
Pope Eugenius III (Eugenios 23)
  • He had spoken at Easter of excommunication over the retention of Esslingen (Swabia) and the castle of Estusin (Alsace) by Conrad 53 and Frederick 51, at the expense of St Denis; Odo 102 now reminded Louis 101 of the case (:) Odo of Deuil 102
Frederick III of Swabia, later Frederick I Barbarossa, western emperor (Frederick 51)
  • He was in possession of one tower of the disputed castle of Estusin (Alsace), and the whole of Esslingen; before the combined crusading armies arrived at Esseron he was asked by Louis 101, first privately then publicly, to give them up (:) Odo of Deuil 102
Louis VII, king of France (Louis 101)
  • Prompted by Odo 102 he asked Conrad 53 and Frederick 51 to give up control of Esslingen and the castle of Estusin, which was injuring St Denis; he asked first in private then in public; the reply was first ambiguous, in the hope that Louis would soon tire, but Conrad was later forced to a refusal (:) Odo of Deuil 102
Odo of Deuil, monk and historian (Odo 102)
  • Before the combined armies of Louis 101 and Conrad 53 reached Esseron (Achyraus?), Odo reminded Louis that Conrad and Frederick 51 were harming St Denis by retining Esslingen (Swabia) and the castle of Estusin (Alsace); Eugenios 23 had talked of excommunication in the case at Easter (:) Odo of Deuil 102
Suger, abbot of St Denis (Suger 101)
  • He received a report from Odo 102 irrelevant to his narration: Louis 101, for whom Suger should pray, had been doing the work of St Denis even in Anatolia; prompted by Odo, he had asked Conrad 53 and Frederick 51 to give up possession of Esslingen and the castle of Estusin (:) Odo of Deuil 102