Raymond of Poiters had played an influential role with force and money in securing the deposition of Radulf of Domfront. He had been pressured into this role by Pierre Armoin, the castellan of Antioch, who now tried to promote in Radulf's place a relation of his own, Aimery of Limoges, an obscure man whom Radulf had made a deacon in a vain attempt to secure his loyalty. Those who had had Radulf deposed now combined to have Aimery elected