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The Medieval Events

  • Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1300

    The Medeival Timespan

  • The First Crusade
    Jan 1, 1099

    The First Crusade

    Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II.
  • The Second Crusade
    Jan 1, 1147

    The Second Crusade

    The fall and massacre of Edessa started it. When it was over, they failed at recreating Edessa, established a peace treaty between Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks, and it created the collapse of almoravids.
  • The Third Crusade
    Jan 1, 1190

    The Third Crusade

    Saladin manages to unite the Muslim world and recapture Jerusalem, sparking the Third Crusade.
  • The Fourth Crusade
    Jan 1, 1204

    The Fourth Crusade

    It 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 city of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire
  • The Fifth Crusade
    Jan 1, 1213

    The Fifth Crusade

    It was an attempt to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt. All of which resulted in a Decisive Egyptian victory, and an eight year peace treaty between Ayyubid Empire and European kingdoms.
  • The Sixth Crusade
    Jan 1, 1228

    The Sixth Crusade

    It started in 1228 as an attempt to regain Jerusalem. It began seven years after the failure of the Fifth Crusade. It involved very little fighting. The diplomatic moving of the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, resulted in the Kingdom of Jerusalem regaining control of Jerusalem and other areas for fifteen years.
  • Constantinople
    Jan 1, 1244

    Constantinople

    The Byzantine Empire returns to Constantinople.
  • The Seventh Crusade
    Jan 1, 1248

    The Seventh Crusade

    It was a crusade led by Louis IX of France from 1248 to 1254. Approximately 800,000 pesants were paid in ransom for King Louis who, along with thousands of his troops, was captured and defeated by the Egyptian army led by the Ayyubid Sultan Turanshah.
  • The Eigth Crusade
    Jan 1, 1270

    The Eigth Crusade

    It was in Tunisia, and was the kingdom of France and Anjou against Hafsids (Muslims). It resulted in the Treaty of Tunis, death of Louis IX, and the opening of trade with Tunis.
  • Ninth Crusade
    Jan 1, 1271

    Ninth Crusade

    It is sometimes grouped with the Eighth Crusade, is commonly considered to be the last major medieval Crusade to the Holy Land. It was the end of the crusadees in the middle east. Mamluks get control of the Holy Land.