A king's summons in the Church's nameSourced
The king wanted a prince at his council. The prince was not his vassal.
In 1109, King Baldwin I of Jerusalem called Frankish leaders to a council at Tripoli to settle their disputes. Tancred was not Baldwin's vassal, so the summons to him was issued in the name of the Church of Jerusalem. The council then pressed the rival leaders toward a compromise.
In medieval politics, even the sender's name mattered.
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