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The Sack of Constantinople that took place in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade caused the city to fall and to be established as the capital of the Latin Empire. It also sent the Byzantine imperial dynasty to exile, who founded the Empire of Nicaea. Constantinople came under Byzantine rule again in 1261 who ruled for nearly two centuries.
Battle of Constantinople (378) Battle of the Masts; C. Crusader attack on Blachernae (1101) R. Revolt of Thomas the Slav; S. Siege of Constantinople (813)
This category includes historical battles in which the Latin Empire (1204–1261) participated. ... Siege of Constantinople (1235) Battle of Constantinople (1241)
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Battle of Constantinople: September – Byzantines defeat German crusaders and force them to cross to Asia Minor. Battle of Dorylaeum: 25 October – Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III. Siege of Lisbon: 25 October – Crusaders under Afonso I of Portugal capture Lisbon from the Almoravids. Battle of Ephesus
The siege of Constantinople in 1203 was a crucial episode of the Fourth Crusade, marking the beginning of a series of events that would ultimately lead to the fall of the Byzantine capital. The crusaders, diverted from their original mission to reclaim Jerusalem , found themselves in Constantinople, in support of the deposed emperor Isaac II ...
Map of Constantinople and the dispositions of the defenders and the besiegers. The army defending Constantinople was relatively small, totalling about 7,000 men, 2,000 of whom were foreigners. [note 4] The population decline also had a huge impact upon the Constantinople's defense capabilities. At the end of March 1453, emperor Constantine XI ...