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  • Sicily, Italy
    1198
    Holy Roman Empire

    Frederick II King of Sicily

    Sicily, Italy
    1198

    As his son, Frederick II, though already elected king, was still a small child and living in Sicily, German princes chose to elect an adult king, resulting in the dual election of Frederick Barbarossa's youngest son Philip of Swabia and Henry the Lion's son Otto of Brunswick, who competed for the crown. Otto prevailed for a while after Philip was murdered in a private squabble in 1208 until he began to also claim Sicily.




  • Rome (Present-Day in Vatican)
    1198
    Byzantine Empire

    Pope Innocent III broached the subject of a new crusade through legates and encyclical letters

    Rome (Present-Day in Vatican)
    1198

    In 1198, Pope Innocent III broached the subject of a new crusade through legates and encyclical letters. The stated intent of the crusade was to conquer Egypt, now the center of Muslim power in the Levant.




  • Vatican City
    Saturday Aug 15, 1198
    Crusades

    Pope Innocent III announced a new crusade "Fourth Crusade"

    Vatican City
    Saturday Aug 15, 1198

    In 1198, the recently elected Pope Innocent III announced a new crusade, organized by three Frenchmen: Theobald of Champagne; Louis of Blois; and Baldwin of Flanders. After Theobald's premature death, the Italian Boniface of Montferrat replaced him as the new commander of the campaign.




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