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On August 15, 1199, Pope Innocent III called for a renewed effort to deliver Jerusalem from the Infidel, but the Fourth Crusade had a very different outcome from the one he preached. Proceeding no further than Constantinople, the Crusaders sacked the capital of eastern Christendom and... read more

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First Sentence

In his letter announcing to the patriarch of Jerusalem the death of his predecessor and his own elevation to the papacy on 8 January 1198, Innocent III proclaimed his intention to work for the cause of the Holy Land and the deliverance of Jerusalem.

Series

This book is in the The Middle Ages series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Donald E. Queller (Author)
  2. Thomas F. Madden (Author)

First Edition

Original Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
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Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0812233875
Page Count: 357

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