The Fourth Crusade: The History of the Crusade that Resulted in the Sack of Constantinople by Charles River Editors

Author:Charles River Editors
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Published: 2015-08-26T00:00:00+00:00

Innocent reserved the worst of his disappointment and vitriol for Dandolo and the Venetians. Previously, the Venetians and Rome had enjoyed a strong relationship in which the Venetians had supported the Pope staunchly. The Venetians' decision to attack rival Christians on the way to Egypt made sense to them in light of their need to gain some kind of financial return on their huge investment in the crusade and paying off the Crusaders' debts to them. However, it put them at odds with Innocent because their attack on Zara put him in an awkward position. When the Holy Roman Emperor, furious, demanded the return of the city, Innocent found himself in the middle.

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