Godefroy de la Roche Vanneau explained

Godefroy de la Roche Vanneau was bishop of Langres from 1139. He was a prominent aide to his cousin, Bernard of Clairvaux. He was appointed a prior of the Clairvaux Abbey in 1128. He joined the Second Crusade and urged King Louis VII of France to attack Constantinople in 1147.

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