Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byFlorence Rogers Modified over 9 years ago
2
Decline of the Crusading Ideal The Fourth Crusade
3
Plan of the Crusaders The 4 th Crusade was conceived only 4 years after the death of Richard the Lionheart, in 1201 by Innocent III The plan was to attack the wealthy Muslim Empire of Egypt, then thrust northward towards Jerusalem Like the 1 st crusade nobles were to organise and lead this expedition, no kings However, Crusading had become rather expensive. They were forced to borrow enough money from the Venetians to pay for the crusade Each crusader would then pay their share to cover costs
4
Plan of Venice Venice was of course happy to take the crusaders money, but where they as happy to se the crusade succeed? Venice did a lot of trade with Egypt Trade that would vanish if the crusade was successful So the leader of Venice, Enrico Dandolo, tricked the crusaders into ordering three times as many ships and supplies as they really needed This meant the crusaders were now in debt to the Venetians.
5
Corruption of the Crusade In order to pay off their debts the crusaders were happy to fight for Venice They helped them collect some debts from the King of Hungary (A Christian King) And… They even agreed to help the young deposed Alexius regain his throne of Byzantium Poor Alexius had seen his father blinded and imprisoned by his Uncle and his claim to the throne ignored, so he offered a lot of money to the crusaders for their help
6
Attack of Constantinople Many crusaders felt uncomfortable with fighting for money, but it was the only way to clear their debt and return to the main job of invading Egypt So they helped Alexius regain his throne Then Alexius refused to pay them… Angered the crusaders stormed the city and annexed Constantinople for themselves Most of the cities great treasure went back to Venice
7
Decline of the Crusading Ideal Not a single Muslim had died as a result of the 4 th crusade Religion was now no longer as important as money and politics The crusade had been used to fight Christians, this would set a precedent for future misuse of the crusading movement There are other crusades to the Holy Lands after the 4 th, but the crusading ideal did not survive
8
Other Crusades The 5 th crusade was launched in 1213, again by Innocent III. It attacked Egypt, and showed many signs of a renewed ideal, but unsuccessful The 6 th crusade was an all French affair,but the King Louis IX was forced to surrender to the Egyptians The Children’s crusade was a final nail in the coffin. A 12 year old shepherd boy from France had a vision of a crusade of children freeing Jerusalem. Almost 20 000 children aged 10-12 attempted the journey to Jerusalem, but most were sold into slavery
Similar presentations
© 2024 SlidePlayer.com Inc.
All rights reserved.