Anselm II unknown of Ribemont
Country and Region of Origin
France
Picardie (RE) Aisne (D)
Picardie (RE) Aisne (D)
Specific Title
Lord of Ostrevant and Valenciennes
Role
Castellan (lay)
Gender and Marital Statusa
Male
Crusades
Expedition
1st Crusade (1096-1099)
Probability of Participation
Certain
Followers
Roger (his chaplain)
Consequences of Expedition
Died
Actions
Anselm is said to have performed heroic deeds at the siege of Antioch. He was killed during the siege of Arqa. Two of his letters concerning the crusade have survived. In 1097 he wrote that 200 fortresses and cities were held by the Franks. (VE, p. 133)
Sources
Kb, pp. 144-146, 156-160, 176. GF, p. 85. PT, p. 131. RA, pp. 108-109. FC, p. 270. RC, pp. 680-681. AA, pp. 96-97, 326-327, 376-379, 386-387. GN, pp. 264, 331. BB, p. 93. RR, pp. 744, 857. HP, pp. 211, 215. OV, vol. 5, p. 150. WT, pp. 330, 365.
