Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople

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Author

Villehardouin, Geoffroi de, 1150-1213?

Title

Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople

Credits

Norm Wolcott

Language

English

LoC Class

D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere

Subject

Venice (Italy) -- History -- 697-1508

Category

Text

eBook-No.

6032

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6032

Release Date

July 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople — by Geoffrey de Villehardouin — Translated by Frank T. Marzials — London: J.M. Dent, 1908
2. 2.THE FIRST PREACHING OF THE CRUSADE — OF THOSE WHO TOOK THE CROSS — THE CRUSADERS SEND SIX ENVOYS TO VENICE — THE ENVOYS ARRIVE IN VENICE, AND PROFFER THEIR REQUEST — CONDITIONS PROPOSED BY THE DOGE — CONCLUSION OF THE TREATY, AND RETURN OF THE ENVOYS — THE CRUSADERS LOOK FOR ANOTHER CHIEF — BONIFACE, MARQUIS OF MONTFERRAT, BECOMES CHIEF OF THE CRUSADE—NEW CRUSADERS—DEATH OF GEOFFRY COUNT OF PERCHE — FIRST STARTING OF THE PILGRIMS FOR VENICE, AND OF SOME WHO WENT NOT THITHER — OF THE PILGRIMS WHO CAME TO VENICE, AND OF THOSE WHO WENT TO APULIA — THE PILGRIMS LACK MONEY WHEREWITH TO PAY THE VENETIANS — THE CRUSADERS OBTAIN A RESPITE BY PROMISING TO HELP THE VENETIANS AGAINST ZARA — THE DOGE AND A NUMBER OF VENETIANS TAKE THE CROSS — MESSAGE OF ALEXIUS, THE SON OF ISAAC, THE DETHRONED EMPEROR OF CONSTANTINOPLE—DEATH OF FULK OF NEUILLY—ARRIVAL OF THE GERMANS — THE CRUSADERS LEAVE VENICE TO BESIEGE ZARA — THE INHABITANTS OF ZARA OFFER TO CAPITULATE, AND THEN DRAW BACK—ZARA IS TAKEN — THE CRUSADERS ESTABLISH THEMSELVES IN THE CITYAFFRAY BETWEEN THE VENETIANS AND THE FRANKS — ON WHAT CONDITIONS ALEXIUS PROPOSES TO OBTAIN THE HELP OF THE CRUSADERS FOR THE CONQUEST OF CONSTANTINOPLE — DISCORD AMONG THE CRUSADERS—OF THOSE WHO ACCEPT THE PROPOSALS OF THE YOUNG ALEXIUS — OF THOSE WHO SEPARATED THEMSELVES FROM THE HOST TO GO TO SYRIA, AND OF THE FLEET OF THE COUNT OF FLANDERS — THE CRUSADERS OBTAIN THE POPE’S ABSOLUTION FOR THE CAPTURE OF ZARA — DEPARTURE OF THE CRUSADERS FOR CORFU—ARRIVAL OF THE YOUNG ALEXIUS—CAPTURE OF DURAS — HOW THE CHIEFS OF THE CRUSADERS HELD BACK THOSE WHO WANTED TO ABANDON THE HOST — DEPARTURE FROM CORFU—CAPTURE OF ANDROS AND ABYDOS — ARRIVAL AT ST. STEPHEN—DELIBERATION AS TO PLAN OF ATTACK — THE CRUSADERS LAND AT CHALCEDON AND SCUTARI — THE FORAGERS DEFEAT THE GREEKS — MESSAGE OF THE EMPEROR ALEXIUS—REPLY OF THE CRUSADERS — THE CRUSADERS SHOW THE YOUNG ALEXIUS TO THE PEOPLE OF CONSTANTINOPLE, AND PREPARE FOR THE BATTLE — THE CRUSADERS SEIZE THE PORT — CAPTURE OF THE TOWER OF GALATA — ATTACK ON THE CITY BY LAND AND SEA — FIRST INCIDENTS OF THE ASSAULT — ASSAULT OF THE CITY — CAPTURE OF TWENTY-FIVE TOWERS — THE EMPEROR ALEXIUS COMES OUT FOR BATTLE, BUT RETIRES WITHOUT ATTACKING — ALEXIUS ABANDONS CONSTANTINOPLE—HIS BROTHER ISAAC IS REPLACED ON THE THRONE—THE CRUSADERS SEND HIM A MESSAGE — THE EMPEROR ISAAC RATIFIES THE COVENANTS ENTERED INTO BY HIS SON — ENTRY OF THE CRUSADERS INTO CONSTANTINOPLE—CORONATION OF THE YOUNG ALEXIUS — ALEXIUS BEGS THE CRUSADERS TO PROLONG THEIR STAY — DEBATE AMONG THE CRUSADERS—DEATH OF MATTHEW OF MONTMORENCY — PROGRESS OF THE YOUNG ALEXIUS THROUGH THE EMPIRE — CONFLICT BETWEEN THE GREEKS AND LATINS IN CONSTANTINOPLE-BURNING OF THE CITY — THE YOUNG ALEXIUS RETURNS TO CONSTANTINOPLIZHE FAILS IN HIS PROMISES TO THE CRUSADERS — THE CRUSADERS DEFY THE EMPERORS — THE WAR BEGINS—THE GREEKS ENDEAVOUR TO SET FIRE TO THE FLEET OF THE CRUSADERS — MOURZUPHLES USURPS THE EMPIRE—ISAAC DIES, AND THE YOUNG ALEXIUS IS STRANGLED — THE CRUSADERS CONTINUE THE WAR—DEFEAT OF MOURZUPHLES — OF THE PILGRIMS WHO HAD GONE TO SYRIA — AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FRANKS AND VENETIANS BEFORE ATTACKING CONSTANTINOPLE — ATTACK OF THE CRUSADERS REPULSED—THEY MAKE READY FOR ANOTHER ASSAULT — THE CRUSADERS TAKE A PART OF THE CITY — FLIGHT OF MOURZUPHLES—SECOND FIRE IN CONSTANTINOPLE — THE CRUSADERS OCCUPY THE CITY — DIVISION OF THE SPOIL — BALDWIN, COUNT OF FLANDERS, ELECTED EMPEROR — BONIFACE WEDS ISAAC’S WIDOW, AND AFTER BALDWIN’S CORONATION OBTAINS THE KINGDOM OF SALONIKA — BALDWIN MARCHES AGAINST MOURZUPHLES — MOURZUPHLES TAKES REFUGE WITH ALEXIUS, THE BROTHER OF ISAAC, WHO PUTS OUT HIS EYES — BALDWIN MARCHES AGAINST ALEXIUS—HE IS JOINED BY BONIFACE — RUPTURE BETWEEN BALDWIN AND BONIFACE—THE ONE MARCHES ON SALONIKA, THE OTHER ON DEMOTICA — MESSAGE OF THE CRUSADERS TO BONIFACE—HE SUSPENDS THE SIEGE OF ADRIANOPLE — MESSAGE OF THE CRUSADERS TO BALDWIN—DEATH OF SEVERAL KNIGHTS — BALDWIN’S REPLY TO THE MESSAGE OF THE CRUSADERS — RECONCILIATION OF BALDWIN AND BONIFACE — THE KINGDOM OF SALONIKA IS RESTORED TO BONIFACE—DIVISION OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE CRUSADERS — EXECUTION OF MOURZUPHLES AND IMPRISONMENT OF ALEXIUS — CAPTURE OF ABYDOS, OF PHILIPPOPOLIS, AND OF NICOMEDIA—THEODORE LASCARIS PRETENDS TO THE EMPIRE — REINFORCEMENTS FROM SYRIA—DEATH OF MARY, THE WIFE OF BALDWIN — DEFEAT OF THEODORE AND CONSTANTINE LASCARIS — BONIFACE ATTACKS LEON SGURE; HE IS JOINED BY GEOFFRY OF VILLEHARDOUIN, THE NEPHEW — EXPLOITS OF WILLIAM OF CHAMPLITTE AND GEOFFRY OF VILLEHARDOUIN, THE NEPHEW, IN MOREA — SIEGE OF NAPOLI AND CORINTH; ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE GREEKS AND JOHANNIZZA — UPRISING OF THE GREEKS AT DEMOTICA AND ADRIANOPLE; THEIR DEFEAT AT ARCADIOPOLIS — THE CRUSADERS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STRAITS ARE RECALLED TO MARCH ON ADRIANOPLE—EXPEDITION OF GEOFFRY OF VILLEHARDOUIN — RENIER OF TRIT ABANDONED AT PHILIPPOPOLIS BY HIS SON AND THE GREATER PART OF HIS PEOPLE — BALDWIN UNDERTAKES THE SIEGE OF ADRIANOPLE — THE SIEGE OF ADRIANOPLE CONTINUED WITHOUT RESULT — JOHANNIZZA, KING OF WALLACHIA, COMES TO RELIEVE ADRIANOPLE — DEFEAT OF THE CRUSADERS—BALDWIN TAKEN PRISONER — THE CRUSADERS RAISE THE SIEGE OF ADRIANOPLE — RETREAT OF THE CRUSADERS — PETER OF BRACIEUX AND PAYEN OF ORLEANS MEET THE RETREATING HOST — THE HOST REACHES RODOSTO — SEVEN THOUSAND PILGRIMS LEAVE THE CRUSADERS — MEETING OF MANY OF THE CRUSADERS—HENRY, THE BROTHER OF BALDWIN, IS MADE REGENT — RETURN TO CONSTANTINOPLE—APPEALS FOR HELP SENT TO THE POPE, AND TO FRANCE AND TO OTHER LANDS—DEATH OF THE DOGE — THE REGENT OBTAINS CERTAIN ADVANTAGES OVER THE GREEKS — SERES SURRENDERS TO JOHANNIZZA—HE FORFEITS HIS WORD — THE REGENT BESIEGES ADRIANOPLE IN VAIN — DESTRUCTION OF PHILIPPOPOLIS BY JOHANNIZZA — THE REGENT SETS GARRISONS IN SUCH PLACES AS HE STILL HELD — DEFEAT OF THE FRANKS NEAR RUSIUM — NEW INVASION OF JOHANNIZZA; RUIN OF NAPOLI — DESTRUCTION OF RODOSTO — JOHANNIZZA CONTINUES HIS CONQUESTS AND RAVAGES — THE GREEKS ARE RECONCILED TO THE CRUSADERS—JOHANNIZZA BESIEGES DEMOTICA — THE CRUSADERS MARCH TO THE RELIEF OF DEMOTICA — JOHANNIZZA RETREATS, FOLLOWED BY THE CRUSADERS — RENIER OF TRIT RELIEVED AND DELIVERED — HENRY CROWNED EMPEROR—JOHANNIZZA RAVAGES THE COUNTRY AGAIN—THE EMPEROR MARCHES AGAINST HIM — THE EMPEROR MEETS JOHANNIZZA, AND RECAPTURES HIS PRISONERS — PROJECTED MARRIAGE BETWEEN THE EMPEROR AND THE DAUGHTER OF BONIFACE—THE CRUSADERS RAVAGE THE LANDS OF JOHANNIZZA — THE EMPEROR RESUMES THE WAR AGAINST THEODORE LASCARIS — ADVANTAGES OBTAINED BY BONIFACE—MARRIAGE OF HIS DAUGHTER WITH THE EMPEROR — THEODORE LASCARIS FORMS AN ALLIANCE WITH JOHANNIZZA — SIEGE OF ADRIANOPLE BY JOHANNIZZA—SIEGE OF SKIZA AND CIBOTOS BY LASCARIS — THE EMPEROR ATTACKS THE FLEET OF THEODORE LASCARIS, AND RESCUES CIBOTOS — JOHANNIZZA RAISES THE SIEGE OF ADRIANOPLE — SKIZA AGAIN BESIEGED BY THEODORE LASCARIS—THE EMPEROR DELIVERS THE CITY — THE EMPEROR TWICE DELIVERS NICOMEDIA, BESIEGED BY THEODORE LASCARIS — TRUCE WITH THEODORE LASCARIS—THE EMPEROR INVADES THE LANDS OF JOHANNIZZA — THE EMPEROR’S FORAGERS SUFFER LOSS — HOMAGE RENDERED BY BONIFACE TO THE EMPEROR, AND BY GEOFFRY OF VILLEHARDOUIN TO BONIFACE — BONIFACE IS KILLED IN A BATTLE AGAINST THE BULGARIANS

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