The Fourth Crusade and a little after

  • Nov 19, 1202

    The Fourth Crusade

    The Fourth Crusade
    The Fourth Crusade officially begins.
    (MRP)
  • Apr 6, 1203

    The Fourth Crusade

    The Fourth Crusade
    Alexius Angelus, who is the son of the Byzantine Emperor Isacc II, requested that the Crusaders attack Constantinople. He had offered the Christian forces 200,000 marks . The Christians needed these for transportation from the King. (MRP)
  • Jun 23, 1203

    The Fourth Crusade

    The Fourth Crusade
    The Crusaders were carried by boat to Bosphorus. (MRP)
  • Jan 1, 1204

    The Crusade in 1204 (not exact date)

    The Crusade in 1204 (not exact date)
    Albert, the Bishop of Buxtehude, got an official approval from Pope Innocent III to start a crusade in the Baltic Region. (MRP)
  • Feb 1, 1204

    The Fourth Crusade (not exact date)

    The Fourth Crusade (not exact date)
    Isaac II is re-imprissoned, and the government put in Alexius V Ducas as their leader. (MRP)
  • Apr 11, 1204

    The Fourth Crusade

    The Fourth Crusade
    After the soldiers of the Fourth Crusade hadn't gotten paid for about a month, they attacked Constantinople again. (MRP)
  • Apr 12, 1204

    The Fourth Crusade

    The Fourth Crusade
    The Crusaders captured Constantinople one day after the fighting began. This ended the Fourth Crusade. (MRP)
  • May 16, 1204

    After the Fourth Crusade

    After the Fourth Crusade
    Baldwin of Flanders becomes the first Latin ruler of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire. (MRP)
  • Apr 1, 1205

    After the Fourth Crusade

    After the Fourth Crusade
    Amalric II, king of Jerusalem and Cyprus, dies. Hugh I, his son, gaines control of Cyprus, while Maria received control of the Muslim Jerusalem. (MRP)
  • Aug 20, 1205

    After the Fourth Crusade

    After the Fourth Crusade
    Henry of Flanders is crowned as Emperor of the Latin Empire. (MRP)
  • Sep 4, 1207

    After the Fourth Crusade

    After the Fourth Crusade
    Boniface of Montferrat is killed by the Tsar of Bulgaria. (MRP)