Frederick II Leads the Sixth Crusade
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Wars, Battles, Crusades, Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: Italian History, Medieval History/Middle Ages, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Italy, Jerusalem
- Date: 1227-1230
Article abstract: Frederick II leads the Sixth Crusade under his imperial power, reestablishing Christian rule in the Holy Land in an almost bloodless victory and ironically earning papal condemnation and opposition of Christian feudal interests for his efforts.
Summary of Event
In 1215, at the age of twenty-one, Frederick II took his vow as a crusader, apparently to the surprise of Pope Innocent III, who served as his absentee guardian after Frederick was orphaned at the age of four. Frederick’s father, Henry VI, was heir to the Germanic empire of...
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