The Sack of Constantinople (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards

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The Sack of Constantinople
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When assault on Constantinople began

9 April 1204

Duration of Constantinople sack

Three days (9-12 April 1204)

Furtum sacrum definition

Sacred theft of religious relics

Stolen items now at St Mark's Cathedral, Venice

Four bronze horses

Marks seized from imperial treasury

300,000 marks

Horses acquired by crusaders

10,000 horses

New crusader state name est. May 1204

Romania

When Baldwin of Flanders elected emperor

16 May 1204

Who declared Fourth Crusade over (summer 1205)

Peter of Capuano

Venetian debt in March Pact 1204

200,000 marks

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