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it began in 1202 by Pope Innocent the third
The truce between Richard the Lion-Hearted and Saladin did not last so Pope Innocent III launched the 4th crusade.
Innocent III became the Pope in 1198, and almost immediately began the preaching of a new crusade. With the help of Fulk of Neuilly, a crusading army was organized in 1199, and after two years of preparation, this army left Venice in 1202.
The fourth crusade was launched by the pope. It proved to be really disastrous. The crusaders stole valuable pieces of art, burned libraries so they can pay off their debt to Venice bankers.
the 4th
The 4th Crusade ultimately resulted in the sack of Constantinople in 1204 by the Crusaders, rather than achieving its intended goal of reclaiming Jerusalem from Muslim control. The Latin Crusaders established the Latin Empire in Constantinople for a brief period before it was recaptured by the Byzantine Empire in 1261.
Crusade Dates of Crusade Crusades Timeline of Events First Crusade 1096 - 1099 The People's Crusade - Freeing the Holy Lands. 1st Crusade led by Count Raymond IV of Toulouse and proclaimed by many wandering preachers, notably Peter the Hermit Second Crusade 1144 -1155 Crusaders prepared to attack Damascus. 2nd crusade led by Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III and by King Louis VII of France Third Crusade 1187 -1192 3rd Crusade led by Richard the Lionheart of England, Philip II of France, and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. Richard I made a truce with Saladin Fourth Crusade 1202 -1204 4th Crusade led by Fulk of Neuil French/Flemish advanced on Constantinople The Children's Crusade 1212 The Children's Crusade led by a French peasant boy, Stephen of Cloyes Fifth Crusade 1217 - 1221 The 5th Crusade led by King Andrew II of Hungary, Duke Leopold VI of Austria, John of Brienne Sixth Crusade 1228 - 1229 The 6th Crusade led by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II Seventh Crusade 1248 - 1254 The 7th Crusade led by Louis IX of France Eighth Crusade 1270 The 8th Crusade led by Louis IX Ninth Crusade 1271 - 1272 The 9th Crusade led by Prince Edward (later Edward I of England)
Pope Innocent III, before being elected Pope was formerly known as Lothario dei Conti di Segni. He was from Gavignano, Latinum, in Italy. He was elected on the 8th of January, 1198, and passed from his post on the 16th July, 1216. He is known for being the Pontiff who convened the 4th Lateran Council. - written by an anonymous answerer, deleted by an anonymous editor, and replaced by Ivain.
They went to Venice...
They went to Venice...
looted constantinople
Pope Innocent III, before being elected Pope was formerly known as Lothario dei Conti di Segni. He was from Gavignano, Latinum, in Italy. He was elected on the 8th of January, 1198, and passed from his post on the 16th July, 1216. He is known for being the Pontiff who convened the 4th Lateran Council.