Fourth Crusade
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The Fourth Crusade was a 13th-century military expedition that infamously diverted from its original goal of reclaiming the Holy Land to instead sack the Christian city of Constantinople in 1204.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fourth Crusade canonical | 50 |
| Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade | 1 |
| First siege of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1203 | 1 |
| Fourth Crusade siege of Constantinople | 1 |
| Fourth Crusaders | 1 |
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Target entity: Fourth Crusade Context triple: [Pope Innocent III, launched, Fourth Crusade]
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Third Crusade
The Third Crusade was a late 12th-century military campaign in which European monarchs, including Richard the Lionheart, sought unsuccessfully to recapture Jerusalem from the Muslim leader Saladin.
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Second Crusade
The Second Crusade was a major 12th-century Christian military campaign launched to reclaim territories in the Holy Land and Iberia, notable for its royal leadership and ultimate failure in the East.
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Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade was a 13th-century papal military campaign in southern France aimed at eradicating the Cathar heresy and consolidating both religious and royal authority in the region.
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First Crusade
The First Crusade was the late 11th-century Christian military expedition to the Eastern Mediterranean that culminated in the capture of Jerusalem and the establishment of several Crusader states in the Levant.
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E.
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of medieval religious wars, primarily between Western European Christians and Muslim powers, fought over control of the Holy Land and other territories from the late 11th to the late 13th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fourth Crusade Target entity description: The Fourth Crusade was a 13th-century military expedition that infamously diverted from its original goal of reclaiming the Holy Land to instead sack the Christian city of Constantinople in 1204.
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A.
Third Crusade
The Third Crusade was a late 12th-century military campaign in which European monarchs, including Richard the Lionheart, sought unsuccessfully to recapture Jerusalem from the Muslim leader Saladin.
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B.
Second Crusade
The Second Crusade was a major 12th-century Christian military campaign launched to reclaim territories in the Holy Land and Iberia, notable for its royal leadership and ultimate failure in the East.
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C.
Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade was a 13th-century papal military campaign in southern France aimed at eradicating the Cathar heresy and consolidating both religious and royal authority in the region.
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D.
First Crusade
The First Crusade was the late 11th-century Christian military expedition to the Eastern Mediterranean that culminated in the capture of Jerusalem and the establishment of several Crusader states in the Levant.
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E.
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of medieval religious wars, primarily between Western European Christians and Muslim powers, fought over control of the Holy Land and other territories from the late 11th to the late 13th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crusade
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military expedition ⓘ religious war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
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Crusader army ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| cause |
Byzantine dynastic disputes
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Venetian financial and political interests ⓘ call to crusade by Pope Innocent III ⓘ desire to recover Jerusalem ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Boniface I of Montferrat
ⓘ
surface form:
Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat
|
| conflictType |
Byzantine–Latin conflicts
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surface form:
Latin–Byzantine conflict
religious conflict ⓘ |
| date | 1202–1204 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1204 ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos
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surface form:
Alexios III Angelos
Alexios IV Angelos ⓘ Baldwin of Flanders ⓘ Boniface I of Montferrat ⓘ
surface form:
Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat
Enrico Dandolo ⓘ Pope Innocent III ⓘ |
| location |
Byzantine Empire
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Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
dispersal of Byzantine art and relics to Western Europe
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intensification of Latin–Greek animosity ⓘ plunder and destruction of Constantinople ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Sack of Constantinople in 1204
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surface form:
Sack of Constantinople (1204)
Siege of Zara ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Byzantine loyalists
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox clergy ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Pope Innocent III ⓘ |
| originalObjective |
attack on Muslim-controlled Holy Land
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reconquest of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| outcome |
creation of the Latin Empire of Constantinople
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long-term decline of Byzantine power ⓘ partition of Byzantine territories among crusaders and Venice ⓘ |
| partOf | Crusades ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| result |
Sack of Constantinople in 1204
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surface form:
Sack of Constantinople
capture of Constantinople by crusaders ⓘ deepened schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches ⓘ establishment of the Latin Empire ⓘ weakening of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | 1202 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| year | 1204 ⓘ |
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Subject: Fourth Crusade Description of subject: The Fourth Crusade was a 13th-century military expedition that infamously diverted from its original goal of reclaiming the Holy Land to instead sack the Christian city of Constantinople in 1204.
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