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Tango01 | 29 Jan 2018 9:03 p.m. PST |
…by Conquest: The Fourth Crusade's Second Siege of Constantinople (early 1204) "Introduction: In the late spring of 1203 the Fourth Crusade's main army arrived before the gates of Constantinople. Originally the crusade leaders had decided upon an attack on Egyptian Alexandria, but financial issues had lead them to deviate from this path. The crusade's original ‘big four' – count Baldwin IX/VI of Flanders and Hainault, count Thibaud III of Champagne (who after his untimely death was replaced by marquis Boniface II of Montferrat), count Louis I of Blois, Chartrain and Clermont, and count Hugo IV of Saint-Pol – had concluded a transport contract with the city of Venice, which was to provide a fleet to ship the entire army across the Mediterranean. However, when the army assembled at the Serenissima in June 1202, they were not able to meet their financial obligations. In this context an arrangement was reached by which Venice would defer payment, while the crusaders would help to conquer the Croatian town of Zara…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
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