Suger von Saint-Denis
While at the court of Adela, wife of Stephen, who was acting as regent, Constance was courted by Bohemond I of Antioch. He had just returned to Europe to obtain relief for the Crusaders in the Holy Land and seeking a wife. He impressed audiences across France with gifts of relics from the Holy Land and tales of heroism while fighting the Saracens, gathering a large army in the process. His new-found status won him the hand of Constance. Of this marriage wrote Abbot Suger: