The Third Crusade
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Wars, Battles, Crusades, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Catholic Church, Catholics, Islam, Muslims, Mosques
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia, Cyprus, Israel, Palestine
- Date: 1189-1192
Article abstract: The Third Crusade fails to secure control of Jerusalem but strengthens the Western presence in the Middle East for generations through its acquisition of Acre and Cyprus.
Summary of Event
Between 1096 and 1464, some nine or ten crusades went from the West to attempt to regain control of the Holy Land. There was a Peasants’ Crusade (1096-1097), a Barons’ Crusade (1096-1204), a Children’s Crusade (1212), but one of the most colorful was the Crusade of the Three Kings (1189-1192), also known as the Third Crusade.
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