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Suger of St Denis (c. 1081-1151)

Suger of St Denis (c. 1081-1151). Childhood friend of Louis VI. Monastic education. Rose through ranks. 1121-22 Elected Abbot of St Denis Advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. Regent of France while Louis VII on Second Crusade Vita Ludovici Grossi Regis. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

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Suger of St Denis (c. 1081-1151)

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  1. Suger of St Denis (c. 1081-1151) Childhood friend of Louis VI. Monastic education. Rose through ranks. 1121-22 Elected Abbot of St Denis Advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. Regent of France while Louis VII on Second Crusade Vita Ludovici Grossi Regis

  2. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Originally compiled for Alfred the Great (r. 871-99) c. 890 Continued up to mid-12th c. Mostly Anglo-Saxon, some last parts Middle English

  3. William of Newburgh (1136-c. 1198) English chronicler. Entered Augustine priory of Newburgh as boy to study. Remained there until death Historia Rerum Anglicarum (c. 1196-98), covering 1066-1198, written at request of Abbot of Rievaux

  4. Rahewin (d. before 1177) Provost of cathedral of Freising, and secretary to Bishop Otto (d. 1158) Wrote continuation of Otto’s Gesta Friderici Imperatoris, up to 1160 Text and continuation written at request of Frederick

  5. Huguccio and Alanus Huguccio of Pisa (d. 1210): Studied and taught canon law at Bologna. Became abbot of Ferrara in 1190 Alanus: Englishman. Taught law at Bologna in early 13th c. Both commenting on the Decretum of Gratian (d. before 1159)

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