Latin Crusaders

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The Latin Crusaders were Western European Christian warriors who, during the Fourth Crusade, infamously diverted from their mission to the Holy Land and instead captured and looted Constantinople, establishing short-lived Latin states in former Byzantine territories.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Crusader army ⓘ
Western European Christian warriors ⓘ
alliedWith Republic of Venice ⓘ
captured Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul

Zara ⓘ
composedOf infantry ⓘ
knights ⓘ
sergeants ⓘ
conflictWith Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christians ⓘ
crusadeNumber Fourth Crusade ⓘ
divertedTo Constantinople ⓘ
Zara ⓘ
established Crusader states in Greece ⓘ
linked to: Crusader states

Latin Empire of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Latin Empire

Latin states in former Byzantine territories ⓘ
ideology crusading movement ⓘ
initialObjective attack Muslim-held Egypt ⓘ
recover Jerusalem ⓘ
knownFor diversion of crusade from Holy Land ⓘ
establishing Latin rule over Orthodox populations ⓘ
plundering of Byzantine churches and relics ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
ledBy Baldwin of Flanders ⓘ
Boniface of Montferrat ⓘ
Enrico Dandolo ⓘ
looted Constantinople ⓘ
militaryType feudal host ⓘ
notableEvent Sack of Constantinople ⓘ
operatedIn Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Constantinople ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
opposedBy Pope Innocent III ⓘ
origin Flanders ⓘ
France ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ
participatedIn Fourth Crusade ⓘ
religion Latin Christianity ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
resultedIn Latin occupation of Constantinople ⓘ
creation of successor Byzantine Greek states ⓘ
fragmentation of Byzantine Empire ⓘ
long-term Latin–Greek hostility ⓘ
sanctionedBy Pope Innocent III ⓘ
timePeriod early 13th century ⓘ
yearOfSackOfConstantinople 1204 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Nicaea → combatant → Latin Christian Crusaders ⓘ
linked to: Latin Crusaders
cross potent with four crosslets → usedBy → Latin Christian Crusaders ⓘ
linked to: Latin Crusaders
House of Hainaut → participatedIn → Crusades (through Baldwin I of Constantinople) ⓘ
linked to: Latin Crusaders
Danishmend Gazi → primaryEnemyReligion → Latin Christian Crusaders ⓘ
linked to: Latin Crusaders
Pelusium region → contestedBy → Latin Crusaders ⓘ