Fulcher of Chartres
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Catholic priest
Latin Christian writer
chronicler
eyewitness of the First Crusade
medieval historian
Fulcher of Chartres was a 12th-century French priest and chronicler best known for his detailed eyewitness account of the First Crusade and the early years of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Latin Christian writer ⓘ chronicler ⓘ eyewitness of the First Crusade ⓘ medieval historian ⓘ |
| approximateBirthCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| approximateDeathCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chartres Cathedral chapter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chartres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 12th century ⓘ |
| chaplainTo |
Baldwin I of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baldwin II of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicleCovers | events from the preaching of the First Crusade to the 1120s ⓘ |
| clergyOf | Latin Church in the Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyewitnessTo | First Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crusade chronicle
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
First Crusade
NERFINISHED
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early 12th century Levant ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major primary source for early Crusader states
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major primary source for the First Crusade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chronicle of the early Kingdom of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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eyewitness account of the First Crusade ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation |
chronicler
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historian ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| participatedIn | First Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | Frankish crusader ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
|
| servedAs | chaplain ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of the First Crusade
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history of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork |
First Crusade
NERFINISHED
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reign of Baldwin I of Jerusalem ⓘ reign of Baldwin II of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| usedBy | modern historians of the Crusades ⓘ |
| workTitleEnglish | The Deeds of the Franks Who Went to Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | Gesta Francorum Iherusalem peregrinantium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteFromPerspectiveOf | participant in the crusade ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres