Armies of Stephen of Blois on the First Crusade and the Crusade of 1101

Stephen apparently fled the battlefield at the Siege of Antioch[1] and returned home.

[2] He was coerced by his wife, Adela of Normandy, to form another army to return to the Holy Land in 1101, accompanied by Count Stephen I of Burgundy.

Unless otherwise noted, references are to the on-line database of Riley-Smith, et al,[3][4] and the hyperlinks therein provide details including original sources.

The names below are also referenced in the Riley-Smith tome, Appendix I: Preliminary List of Crusaders.

Runciman[5] names the following members of Stephen’s army that participated in the First Crusade:: According to Riley-Smith,[9] “...the entire ruling class of Chartres took the cross--the vidame and his brother, and the viscount--together with the provost and perhaps two canons of the cathedral, the castellans of Mondoubleau, Fréteval, Gallardon and Beaugency, and the prévôt of Blois...” These individuals included: Other members of the army included the following: The army of Stephen supporting the Crusade of 1101 included the following: