The Fifth Crusade (September 1217 - August 29, 1221) [1] 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.

Sep 6, 2018 · The Fifth Crusade (1217-1221 CE) was called by Pope Innocent III (r. 1198-1216 CE) with the objective, like previous crusades, of recapturing Jerusalem from Muslim control; only this time the strategy was to weaken the enemy by first attacking Muslim-held cities in North Africa and Egypt, then controlled by the Ayyubid dynasty (1174-1250 CE ...

However, the names of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Crusades, which are at least unambiguous (if not accurate), have been retained, as they are now established by long tradition. The list of the Crusades to the Holy Land from 1095 through 1291 is as follows.

Feb 11, 2025 · Crusades - Holy Land, Egypt, Jerusalem: Pope Innocent III planned another expedition to the East, and his successor, Honorius III, oversaw the Fifth Crusade. Prominent people of this era included King Andrew of Hungary, John of Brienne, Cardinal-Legate Pelagius, and the Egyptian sultan Al-Malik al-Kamil.

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Oct 12, 2018 · The Crusades were a series of military campaigns organised by popes and Christian western powers to take Jerusalem and the Holy Land back from Muslim control and then defend those gains. There were eight major official crusades between 1095 and 1270, as well as many more unofficial ones.

The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Christian Latin Church in the medieval period.

Feb 11, 2025 · Crusades, military expeditions, beginning in the late 11th century, that were organized by western European Christians in response to centuries of Muslim wars of expansion. The Crusades took place from 1095 until the 16th century, when the advent of Protestantism led to the decline of papal authority.

Jul 4, 2023 · The Crusades were a series of military campaigns launched by the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages with the aim of recapturing the Holy Land from Muslim control. Lasting for nearly 200 years from 1096 to 1291, the Crusades consisted of nine major expeditions along with smaller campaigns.

Aug 5, 2024 · The Crusades were eight military campaigns led by Christian kings and religious leaders over nearly 200 years, aiming to reclaim Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim control. Image: A miniature showing the conquest of Constantinople, during the Fourth Crusade.