CRUSADE Flashcards
Richard tours dominions appointing seneschals
1190, early in the year
Richard summons John and his brother Geoffrey to a conference in Normandy where they are forced to swear oaths not to enter England for three years
1190, 16 March
Richard visits Bayonne and renews and strengthens his alliance with King Alfonso II of Aragon, to help protect Acquitaine against Raymond of Toulouse, who has refused to take the cross; an alliance with King Sancho VI of Navarre as a result
1190, May/June
Richard and Philip meet at Vezelay, swear to share together whatever they either conquer; ratify Nonancourt
July, 1190
Richard attacks Messina, Sicily, and Philip refuses to give help, affronted by his attack on a city in which he was a guest and and especially by Richard raising his banners of the city
September, 1190
Richard shares with Philip one third of the 40,000 ounces of gold which he has taken from Tancred, King of Sicily
October, 1190
Philip re;eases Richard from his oath to marry his sister Alice, paying 10,000 marks to Philip, and agreeing that the Vexin goes to Philip if he has no male heirs; where they really start to fall out according tot Gillingham
March, 1191
Richard marries Berengaria of Navarre
May, 1191
Philip attacks Acre without Richard
April, 1191
Richard arrives at the Siege of Acre, and is criticised by Philip for being late; Richard offers four gold pieces for any knight who joins him, against Philip’s three
1191, June
Acre conquered; the kings divide the prisoners
1191, July
Richard conquers Cyprus; P later asks R at Acre for half of everything R has taken from Cyprus; Richard says that their agreement only applied “to the land of Jerusalem”, and that he can have half the spoils if got half of Flanders
1191, May
R asks P to declare that they intend to remain in Acre for three years, P declares that he is going home on 22 July- Philip of Flanders had died on 1 June and he was tempted by those lands
1191, 20 July
Philip of Flanders dies
1191, 1 June
P leaves Outremer
1191, 3 August
