Principality of Achaea - Fourth Crusade, Ancient Corinth, Duchy of Athens, War of the Euboeote Succession, Chlemoutsi, William of Moerbeke (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Fourth Crusade, Ancient Corinth, Duchy of Athens, War of the Euboeote Succession, Chlemoutsi, William of Moerbeke, Glarentza, Lordship of Salona, Philip of Lagonesse, William I de la Roche, Argos and Nauplia, Galeran of Ivry, Nicholas II of Saint Omer, Nicholas III of Saint Omer, Argyrokastro Castle, Centurione I Zaccaria. Excerpt: The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204) was originally intended to conquer Muslim-controlled Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Instead, in April 1204, the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and conquered the Christian (Eastern Orthodox) city of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire). This is seen as one of the final acts in the Great Schism between the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. The crusaders established the Latin Empire (1204-1261) and other "Latin" states in the Byzantine lands they conquered. After the limited success of the Third Crusade (1189-1192), there was little interest in Europe for another crusade against the Muslims. The crusaders had lost Jerusalem to the Ayyubid dynasty, which ruled all of Syria and Egypt, and only a few cities along the coast were still held by the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, now centered on Acre. The Third Crusade had also established a kingdom on Cyprus. Pope Innocent III succeeded to the papacy in 1198, and the preaching of a new crusade became the goal of his pontificate. His call was largely ignored by the European monarchs: the Germans were struggling against Papal power, and England and France were still engaged in warfare against each other. However, due to the preaching of Fulk of Neuilly, a crusading army was finally organized at a tournament held at Ecry by Count Thibaut of Champagne in 1199. Thibaut was elected leader, but he died in 1201 and was replaced by an Italian count, Bon...