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II. First Crusade
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BYZANTINE EMPERORS
| Comnenian Dynasty | Angelan Dynasty | |
| ALEXIUS I (1081-1118) | Isaac II (1185-1195) | |
| JOHN II (1118-1143) | Alexius III (1195-1203) | |
| MANUEL I (1143-1180) | Isaac II & Alexius IV (1203-1204) | |
| Alexius II (1180-1183) | Alexius V Ducas (1204) | |
| Andronicus I (1183-1185) |
CRUSADER STATES
Kings of Jerusalem
GODFREY OF BOUILLON (advocatus 1099-1100)
BALDWIN I OF BOULOGNE (1100-1118)
BALDWIN II de Burgh (1118-1131), former Count of Edessa
Fulk the Young, of Anjou, (1131-1143)
Baldwin III (1143-1162)
Amalric I (1162-1174)
Baldwin IV "the Leper King" (1174-1186)
Baldwin V (1186)
GUY DE LUSIGNAN (1186-1192)
Princes of Antioch
BOHEMOND I (1099-1111; titular prince after 1103)
TANCRED, regent 1100-1112
Roger of Salerno (1112-1118)
Baldwin II of Jerusalem, regent 1118-1126
Bohemond II (1126-1130)
Baldwin II, regent 1130-1131
Fulk the Young, regent 1131-1136
Raymond of Poitiers (1136-1149)
Constance, regent 1149-1153
Reginald de Chatillon, regent 1153-1160
Constance, regent 1160-1163
Bohemond IV (1163-1199)
Bohemond V (1199-1233)
| Counts of Edessa | Counts of Tripoli | |
| BALDWIN DE BURGH (1099-1118), then Baldwin II of Jerusalem | RAYMOND I St Gilles (1103-05) | |
| Joscelin I of Courtney (1119-31) | William Jordan (1105-09) | |
| Joscelin II of Courtney (1131-1150) | Bertram (1109-1112) | |
| Pons (1112-1137) | ||
| Raymond II (1137-1152) | ||
| RAYMOND III (1152-1187) | ||
| Bohemond IV of Antioch (1187-1233) |
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ALEXIUS I & FIRST CRUSADE, 1095-1099
| Nov. 25, 1095 | COUNCIL OF CLERMONT; Urban II calls for First Crusade (1095-99) |
| Mar. 1095 | Departure of People's Crusade |
| Aug. 15, 1096 | Departure of Frankish Princes on Crusade |
| Oct. 21, 1096 | Destruction of People's Crusade at NICAEA |
| Nov.-Dec. 1096 | Arrival of Hugh of Vermandois and Godfrey of Lorraine at Constantinople |
| ALEXIUS I secures oaths from Franks | |
| May 1097 | Arrival of Robert Curthose & Stephen of Blois at Constantinople |
| May 25-June 19, 1097 | SIEGE OF NICAEA; Alexius I secures surrender of city |
| July 1, 1097 | BATTLE OF DORYLAEUM: First Crusade defeats Kilij Arslan, Sultan of Rum |
| Alexius & Imperial Army campaign in Western Asia Minor | |
| Oct. 3, 1097 | Crusaders commence SIEGE OF ANTIOCH |
| Dec. 30, 1097 | Crusaders defeat first Turkish relief army under DUKAK of Damascus |
| Jan./Feb. 1098 | Flight of Taticus & Byzantine force at Antioch |
| Feb. 8, 1098 | Bohemond defeats second Turkish relief army under RIDVAN of Aleppo |
| Mar. 10, 1098 | Armenians in EDESSA receive BALDWIN |
| Creation of County of Edessa | |
| June 3, 1098 | Crusaders capture ANTIOCH; BOHEMOND PROCLAIMED PRINCE OF ANTIOCH |
| June 28, 1098 | Crusaders defeat Third Turkish Relief Army under Kerbogha of Mosul |
| Aug. 26, 1098 | Fatimid forces reoccupy JERUSALEM |
| Feb. 1099 | Resumption of Crusader Advance to Jerusalem |
| July 15, 1099 | CRUSADERS CAPTURE JERUSALEM |
| July 22, 1099 | GODFREY of Bouillon elected Advocate of the Holy Sepulcher |
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THE EVENTS OF THE FOURTH CRUSADE
| Jan. 8, 1198 | Accession of Pope INNOCENT III |
| Innocent III calls for new crusade | |
| Nov. 1198 | Fulk of Neuilly preaches in France |
| Nov. 1199 | Tournament at Écry; Count Thibaut III, Louis of Blois & French nobles assume cross |
| Aug. 4, 1200 | al-Adil proclaimed Sultan of Egypt & Syria |
| Winter 1200-1201 | Arrival of Six Crusader Envoys in Venice |
| Conclusion of Treaty of Venice (at 85,000 Marks of Cologne to deaprt June 29, 1202) | |
| Secret Agreement to attack Egypt | |
| May 1201 | Death of Thibaut III of Champagne |
| Spring 1201 | Escape of Prince Alexius IV from Constantinople |
| Alexius IV seeks assistance of PHILIP of SWABIA | |
| Late June 1201 | Election of BONIFACE OF MONTEFERRAT as leader of Fourth Crusade to succeed Thibaut III |
| 1201-02 | Failure of Crusaders to arrive in sufficient numbers and 34,000 marks in debt |
| Sept. 1202 | Doge ENRICO DANDOLO assumes the cross |
| Oct. 1, 1202 | Venetians & Crusade sail for ZARA |
| Innocent III protests action against Zara | |
| Nov. 24, 1202 | FALL OF ZARA: Venetians & Crusaders share city and winter at Zara (Nov 1202-April 1203) |
| late Dec. 1202 | TREATY OF ZARA: Alexius IV promises aid in return for restoration to his throne |
| Apr.-June 1203 | Crusaders sail to Constantinope via Corfu, Euboea, and Bosporus |
| June 24, 1203 | Crusaders enter Bosporus and land at Chalcedon (Scutari) |
| June 26, 1203 | Byzantine reject Alexius IV |
| July 5, 1203 | Capture of Tower of Galata; Crusade sails up Golden Horn and encamp overlooking BLACHERNAE PALACE |
| July 6, 1203 | Crusaders & Venetians besiege Constantinople |
| July 17, 1203 | Failure of General Assault; ALEXIUS III flees the city; ISSAC II proclaimed emperor |
| August 1, 1203 | Coronation of Issac II and Alexius IV |
| Promises to fulfill terms of Treaty of Zara | |
| Aug.-Oct. 1203 | Alexius IV and Crusaders campaign in Thrace |
| Byzantine-Crusader Relations deteriorate | |
| August 19, 1203 | Explusion of Latins from Constantinople |
| Great Fire ravages the city | |
| Nov. 1203 | Crusaders deliver ultimatum to Alexius IV |
| Dec. 1, 1203 | Anti-Latin Riots erupt again |
| late Dec. 1203 | Byzantine Efforts to burn Venetian Fleet |
| late Jan. 1204 | Anti-Latin riots in Constantinople |
| Feb. 1, 1204 | ALEXIUS V DUCAS seizes throne; murders of Issac II and Alexius IV; Refusal to honor terms of Treaty of Zara |
| Mar. 1204 | Partitio Romaniae: Crusader-Venetian Agreement to partition Byzantine Empire |
| April 12, 1204 | General Assault on City; Flight of Alexius V |
| April 13, 1204 | Crusaders capture and sack Constantinople |
| May 9, 1204 | Election of BALDWIN of Flanders Latin Emperor |
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