Andrew II of Hungary Leopold VI of Austria John of Brienne Simon III of Saarbrücken Oliver of Paderborn William I of Holland Hugh I of Cyprus Bohemond IV of Antioch Peire de Montagut Hermann of Salza Guérin de Montaigu Aymar de Lairon † Pelagius Galvani Louis I of Bavaria Ulrich II of Passau †
The Fifth Crusade (1217–1221) was a campaign in a series of Crusades by Western Europeans to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering Egypt, ruled by the powerful Ayyubid sultanate, led by al-Adil, brother of Saladin.
After the failure of the Fourth Crusade, Innocent III again called for a crusade, and began organizing Crusading armies led by Andrew II of Hungary and Leopold VI of Austria, soon to be joined by John of Brienne, titular King of Jerusalem. An initial campaign in late 1217 in Syria was inconclusive, and Andrew departed. A German army led by cleric Oliver of Paderborn, and a mixed army of Dutch, Flemish and Frisian soldiers led by William I of Holland, then joined the Crusade in Acre, with a goal of first conquering Egypt, viewed as the key to Jerusalem. There, cardinal Pelagius Galvani arrived as papal legate and de facto leader of the Crusade, supported by John of Brienne and the masters of the Templars, Hospitallers and Teutonic Knights. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, who had taken the cross in 1215, did not participate as promised.
Following the successful siege of Damietta in 1218–1219, the Crusaders occupied the port for two years. Al-Kamil, now sultan of Egypt, offered attractive peace terms, including the restoration of Jerusalem to Christian rule. The sultan was rebuked by Pelagius several times, and the Crusaders marched south towards Cairo in July 1221. En route, they attacked a stronghold of al-Kamil at the battle of Mansurah, but they were defeated and forced to surrender. The terms of surrender included the retreat from Damietta—leaving Egypt altogether—and an eight-year truce. The Fifth Crusade ended in September 1221, a Crusader defeat that failed to achieve its goals.
The FifthCrusade (1217–1221) was a campaign in a series of Crusades by Western Europeans to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first...
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rest of the Holy Land. It began seven years after the failure of the FifthCrusade and involved very little actual fighting. The diplomatic maneuvering...
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known as the Latin Kingdom, was a Crusader state that was established in the Levant immediately after the First Crusade. It lasted for almost two hundred...
Perry, Guy; Smith, Thomas W.; Vandeburie, Jan (2016). The FifthCrusade in Context: The Crusading Movement in the Early Thirteenth Century. New York: Routledge...
The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III. The stated intent of the expedition was to recapture...
The Crusades, Islam, and Francis of Assisi's Mission of Peace, pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-0-385-52370-7. Van Cleve, Thomas C. (1969). The FifthCrusade: Prelude...
tutor to the young Frederick II. As pope, he worked to promote the FifthCrusade, which had been planned under his predecessor, Innocent III. Honorius...
was a military engagement between the Crusader armies of the FifthCrusade and the Ayyubids. The combined Crusader armies laid siege to Mount Tabor, which...
of Aleppo, Bohemond IV drove Leo out of Antioch. The calling of the FifthCrusade strengthened the support of Ayyubid Sultan al-Adil I who supported Raymond-Roupen's...
Hugh I of Cyprus lands at Acre, with troops to support the Crusade. November – The Crusader army (some 15,000 men) under Andrew II sets out from Acre,...
the Crusader army and an 8-year truce. After the prisoners are exchanged on both sides, Al-Kamil enters Damietta on September 8. The FifthCrusade ends...
Saladin's troops in what became one of the most notable engagements of the Crusades. The Muslim Army was quickly routed and pursued for twelve miles. Saladin...
and final form of Christianity is in Islam. As part of the FifthCrusade, European crusaders attacked the Egyptian port city of Damietta, then part of...
to subjection; this resulted in the fifthCrusade against the Hussites. On 1 August 1431, a large army of crusaders under Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg...
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The Battle of Hattin took place on 4 July 1187, between the Crusader states of the Levant and the forces of the Ayyubid sultan Saladin. It is also known...
including the Third and FifthCrusades, attempted in vain to retake the city, until Emperor Frederick II led the Sixth Crusade and successfully negotiated...
(link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. July – The Crusaders, led by the Knights Hospitaller, raid Burlus, located in the Nile Delta...
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