Armies of Stephen of Blois on the First Crusade and the Crusade of 1101 Armies of Stephen of Blois on the First Crusade and the Crusade of 1101 The armies of Stephen of Blois participated in the First Crusade of 1096 and the minor crusade of 1101. Stephen, Count of Blois, was married to Adela of Normandy, daughter of William the Conquerer, and was the father of Stephen, King of England. Stephen apparently fled the battlefield at Antioch and returned home. He was coerced by Adela to form another army to return to the Holy Land in 1101, accompanied by Stephen I “the Rash”, Count of Burgundy. The known members of the army, which
Peter of Blois in Papal Bulls, in sermons, monastic chronicles and many other texts … A common vocabulary of speaking about the Jew is developed … just as the period creates a long-lasting stereotype of the Jew". Peter's brother was William of Blois, another poet, who is sometimes confused with William de Blois, the Bishop of Lincoln. A sister, Christiana of Blois, was a nun, whom Peter encouraged in her vocation. Peter of Blois Peter of Blois (; ) was a French cleric, theologian, poet and diplomat. He is particularly noted for his corpus of Latin letters. Peter of Blois was born about