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Pope Innocent III spent a majority of his tenure as Pope (1198–1216) preparing for a great crusade on the Holy Land. His first attempt was the Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) which he decreed by the papal bull Post miserabile in 1198.
The Conquest of Constantinople by the Crusaders: One of the most dramatic moments in the Fourth Crusade. Post miserabile (Latin: Sadly, after) is an encyclical issued by Pope Innocent III on 15 August 1198 calling for what would subsequently be referred to as the Fourth Crusade.
The final version of Quia maior was issued by Pope Innocent III between 19 and 29 April 1213, [4] as part of his campaign to rally all Christians to join another crusade. [5] Innocent himself was particularly influenced by the writings of Bernard of Clairvaux , whose emphasis on the connection between salvation and military service to Christ is ...
The Albigensian Crusade (French: Croisade des albigeois), also known as the Cathar Crusade (1209–1229), was a military and ideological campaign initiated by Pope Innocent III to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc, what is now southern France. The Crusade was prosecuted primarily by the French crown and promptly took on a political aspect.
The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III. The stated intent of the expedition was to recapture the Muslim-controlled city of Jerusalem , by first defeating the powerful Egyptian Ayyubid Sultanate .
The Crusade against Markward von Anweiler (1199). The second of the so-called political crusades, that the papacy regarded as a pre-condition to a fourth crusade. In 1199, Innocent III declared a crusade against Markward von Anweiler, Imperial seneschal and regent of the Kingdom of Sicily, who opposed papal claims on the regency of Sicily ...
Pope Innocent III's role was ambivalent. He only condemned the attack when the siege started. He withdrew his legate to disassociate from the attack but seemed to have accepted it as inevitable. Historians question whether for him, the papal desire to salvage the crusade may have outweighed the moral consideration of shedding Christian blood. [118]
Honorius III becomes pope. [93] 1217. 21 September. The Livonian Brothers of the Sword defeat the Estonians at the Battle of St. Matthew's Day. [94] 1218. March. Honorius III authorizes the Prussian Crusade. [95] 1219. Early. Valdemar II of Denmark invades Estonia, which is elevated to a crusade by Honorius III, and takes Tallinn (Revel). [96 ...