Significance of the failure of Prince Alexius and of the sack of Constantinople in the Fourth Crusad (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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When did Alexius IV reign?
When did Alexius IV reign?
1203-1204
Alexius IV's father
Alexius IV's father
Emperor Isaac II Angelos
When was Alexius IV imprisoned?
When was Alexius IV imprisoned?
1195
Who imprisoned Alexius IV in 1195
Who imprisoned Alexius IV in 1195
His uncle Alexius III
Who Alexius met at Philip of Swabia's court
Who Alexius met at Philip of Swabia's court
Boniface of Montferrat
When Boniface & Alexius sailed to Constantinople
When Boniface & Alexius sailed to Constantinople
1202
Date Crusaders attacked Constantinople walls
Date Crusaders attacked Constantinople walls
18 July 1203
Where Alexius III fled
Where Alexius III fled
Thrace
Who became co-emperor with Isaac II
Who became co-emperor with Isaac II
Alexius IV
Silver marks Alexius IV raised (half promised)
Silver marks Alexius IV raised (half promised)
100,000
When violence w/ Crusaders & citizens became uncontrollable
When violence w/ Crusaders & citizens became uncontrollable
December 1203
What Alexius IV did to Crusader ships (Jan 1204)
What Alexius IV did to Crusader ships (Jan 1204)
Set them on fire
Fate of Alexius IV (Jan 1204)
Fate of Alexius IV (Jan 1204)
Strangled
Likely fate of Isaac II
Likely fate of Isaac II
Possibly poisoned
Who succeeded as Alexius V
Who succeeded as Alexius V
Alexius Doukas Murzuphlus