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William of Rubruck (Dutch: Willem van Rubroeck; Latin: Gulielmus de Rubruquis; fl. 1248–1255) or Guillaume de Rubrouck was a Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer. He is best known for his travels to various parts of the Middle East and Central Asia in the 13th century, including the Mongol Empire .
A Flemish Franciscan monk, William of Rubruck (Willem van Ruysbroeck, ca. 1210-ca. 1270) wrote the most detailed and valuable of the early Western accounts of the Mongols.
Jan 1, 2000 · WILLIAM OF RUBRUCK – Encyclopaedia Iranica. WILLIAM OF RUBRUCK, Friar (fl. 1253-1255), a Flemish Franciscan missionary who traveled through the lands that the Mongols had conquered in the Crimea, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Asia Minor between 1253 and 1255.
13th century Franciscan monk. William of Rubruck (c. 1220 – c. 1293, or ca. 1210-ca. 1270) was a Flemish Franciscan missionary, monk and explorer.
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Jan 4, 2019 · William of Rubruck and his Adventurous Journey to Karakorum. explorer 4. January 2019 1 Tabea Tietz. Voyage of William of Rubruck in 1253 – 1255. On January 4, 1254, Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer William of Rubruck was granted the privilege of an audience at the great Mongol Möngke Khan in his court in Karakorum .
WILLIAM OF RUBRUCK: A REVIEW ARTICLE. By Peter Jackson. The appearance of a new translation of the Itinerarium of William of Rubruck (1253-55)l furnishes an opportunity to review the work done on this, possibly the most valuable of Western sources on the Mongols.
Mar 15, 2011 · The appearance of a new translation of the Itinerarium of William of Rubruck (1253–55) furnishes an opportunity to review the work done on this, possibly the most valuable of Western sources on the Mongols. By comparison with the mission of his fellow-Franciscan John of Plano Carpini some eight years before, that of Rubruck to the court of ...
