John of Brienne : King of Jerusalem, Emperor of Constantinople, c.1175-1237


Guy. Perry
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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1 online resource (238 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Genealogies; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and note on text; Introduction; 1 Origins and half a life; The Brienne background; Out of the cloister; Tragedies and opportunities; Count(-regent) of Brienne; The call of Jerusalem; 2 Ruling from Acre and Tyre; War and truce; Port-city powerhouses; The king and his barons; The Church in the kingdom; Across the Latin East; 'Scandals in both East and West'; 3 The Fifth Crusade; The Way of the Cross; 'Seizing the lordship of the crusader host'; King 'in' Damietta; 'Working to relieve his kingdom's distress'. - PRINTED SECONDARY WORKSUNPUBLISHED PAPERS AND THESES; Index. - The last advance4 A decade in the West; 'Trusting in divine help, and the emperor's'; November 1225 - and afterwards; In the service of the pope, and the War of the Keys; The call of Constantinople; 5 Imperium; Ruling the empire; The Church and the campaign of 1233; The 'War of the Three Johns'; From earthly realms to the heavenly kingdom; Conclusion; Appendix 1 List of little-known acta closelyconcerning John of Brienne; Appendix 2 King John's letter to the emperor-electFrederick II, 12 November 1219; Translation; Bibliography; MANUSCRIPT AND ARCHIVAL SOURCES; PRINTED PRIMARY SOURCES. - Explores John of Brienne's remarkable thirteenth-century career from mid-ranking knight to king of Jerusalem and Latin emperor of Constantinople.
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9781107043107. - 9781316620298

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