Identifier: illustratedunive00clar (find matches)
Title: Illustrated universal history: being a clear and concise history of all nations
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Clare, Israel Smith, 1847- (from old catalog)
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Philadelphia, P. W. Ziegler & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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RICHARD, THE LION-HEARTED THE CRUSADES. ^39 Temporary Subversion of the Greek Empire—A New Roman or Latin Empiie.—Afler plundering Constantinople, the Prench Crusaders subverted theByzantine or Greek Empire, and established in its stead a new Roman or LatinEmpire, with Constantinople for its capital, and Comit Baldwin of Flanders for itsfover^ign. This Latin kingdom lasted fifty-six years, after which it was overthrown,and the old Byzantine dynasty was restored to the throne of Constantinople in tlieprrsort of Michael Pala;ologus, THE FIFTH CRUSADE (A. D. 1228-1229). separate Bands of Crusaders—The Childs Crusade—Expedition ofAndrew II. of Hungary.—The Fourth Crusade was without results, concerningJeiusalem; and at times after its conclusion separate bands of Crusaders, withoutchiefs or without discipline, made journeys to the Holy Land, and ventured uponthe hazardous undertakings of restoring the Christian kingdom of Jerusalem anddefending the Latin kingdom of Constantinopl

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