Chapter XI: The Sixth Crusade

Chief features of the sixth crusade 182

Depression of the Latins in Palestine 183

1204 Truce between Saphadin and the Christians 183

1210 John of Brienne, titular king of Jerusalem 184

Zeal of Innocent III. in promoting a new crusade 184

Robert of Courcon 185

1215 Fourth council of Lateran 185

1216 Crusade of Andrew, king of Hungary 186

1218 Siege of Damietta 186

Death of Saphadin 186

Terms of peace offered by Coradin 187

Mad rejection of the terms by the crusaders 187

1219 Fall of Damietta, Nov. 5 187

1220 March of the Christians for Cairo 187

The old terms again rejected 187

Ruin of the crusaders 188

1212 Frederick II., grandson of Barbarossa 188

The popes and the emperors 188

Otho of Brunswick 189

1214 Battle of Bouvines 189

1216 Honorius III., pope 189

1221 Loss of Damietta 190

1222 Treaty of Ferentino 190

1225 Treaty of San Germano 191

Frederick, king of Naples, Sicily, and Jerusalem 191

1227 Gregory IX., pope 191

Excommunication of the emperor 193

1228 Departure of Frederick from Brundusium 195

Landing of Frederick at Ptolemais 195

1229 Treaty between Frederick and the sultan Kameel 196

Feb. 18 Frederick at Jerusalem 196

Moderation of the emperor 197

Condemnation of the treaty by Gregory IX. 198

Return of the emperor with the crusaders to Europe 198

Renewed excommunication of the emperor 199

CHAPTER XII.

THE SEVENTH CRUSADE.

Richard, earl of Cornwall, king of the Romans 199

Charges of peculation against the papal collectors 200

1230 Opposition of the pope and the emperor to the new
crusade 200

1239 Arrival of the French crusaders at Acre 201

Their complete failure 201

1240 The English crusade 201

Treaty between Richard of Cornwall and the Egyptian
sultan 201

1242 Invasion of the Korasmians 201

Alliance of the Templars with the Syrians 202