Aubrey, Archbishop of Reims
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Aubrey was the Archbishop of Reims
from 1207 to 1218. He was a warrior prelate, participating in both the Albigensian Crusade
of 1209 and the Fifth Crusade
. In the latter, he travelled with the Hungarian troops.
Archbishop of Reims
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by St. Sixtus, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750...
from 1207 to 1218. He was a warrior prelate, participating in both the Albigensian Crusade
Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade or Cathar Crusade was a 20-year military campaign initiated by the Catholic Church to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc...
of 1209 and the Fifth Crusade
Fifth Crusade
The Fifth Crusade was an attempt to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt....
. In the latter, he travelled with the Hungarian troops.
Sources
- Setton, Kenneth M. (general editor) A History of the Crusades: Volume II — The Later Crusades, 1189 – 1311. Robert Lee Wolff and Harry W. Hazard, editors. University of Wisconsin Press: Milwaukee, 1969.