crusading - 1177-1187

Question 1

who was the count of Flanders between 1158 and 1191

Answer 1

Philip of Flanders

Question 2

when did Philip of Flanders travel to Outremer

Answer 2

1177

Question 3

for what reason did Philip give for wanting to go to Outremer in 1177

Answer 3

Hoped to participate in an invasion of Egypt

Question 4

when did Philip of Flanders arrive in Outremer

Answer 4

August 2, 1177

Question 5

who had the Franks allied with in their invasion of Egypt in 1177

Answer 5

the Byzantines

Question 6

how large was the Byzantine fleet that was waiting at Acre when Philip arrived in Outremer

Answer 6

150 Galleys

Question 7

what relation was Philip of Flanders to Baldwin IV

Answer 7

First Cousin

Question 8

what was Philip offered when he arrived in Outremer

Answer 8

the Regency of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

Question 9

what did Philip refuse to take up when he arrived in Outremer in 1177

Answer 9

The Regency

Question 10

what justification did Ohilip have for not wishing to be regent of Baldwin IV in 1177

Answer 10

he was in Outremer merely as a “Pilgrim”

Question 11

what was the real reason behind Philip of Flanders journey to Outremer in 1177

Answer 11

to marry his vassals so Sibylla and Isabella

Question 12

who had recently died of Malaria in 1177

Answer 12

William of Montferrat

Question 13

who had William of Montferrat been married to and had impregnated prior to his death in 1177

Answer 13

Sibylla

Question 14

why, according to William of Tyre, was Philip of Flanders not allowed to marry his vassals to Sibylla?

Answer 14

she had only recently been widowed

Question 15

who had rejected/ rebuffed Philip of Flanders when he arrived in Outremer

Answer 15

Raymond III and The Ibelin Family

Question 16

which member of the Ibelin family had publicly insulted Philip of Flanders in court

Answer 16

Baldwin of Ibelin

Question 17

when did Philip leave Outremer after being rejected by the nobility and unable to marry his vassals to Baldwin IV’s sisters

Answer 17

October 1177

Question 18

where did Philip participate in the siege of alongside Raymond III in October/November 1177

Answer 18

Harim

Question 19

what battle took place in response to Raymond III’s and Philip of Flanders’ siege of Harim in November 1177

Answer 19

Montgisard (25 Nov)

Question 20

who invaded Jerusalem prompted by news of Raymond III and Philip of Flanders’ force moving northwards towards Harim in November 1177

Answer 20

Saladin

Question 21

who was pope from 1159-1181

Answer 21

Alexander III

Question 22

an embassy was sent to Europe following which defeat to Saladin in 1179 and Baldwin’s growing incapacity

Answer 22

Jacob’s Ford

Question 23

when did Alexander III issue a papal bull, prompted by the arrival of the Frankish Embassy

Answer 23

January 1181

Question 24

what was the name of the Papal Bull that Alexander issues in January 1181

Answer 24

Cor Nostrum

Question 25

the death of which leader in 1180 also prompted Alexander III to issue a papal bull

Answer 25

Manuel I

Question 26

Alexander III's 'Cor Nostrum' led to a small crusade led by which 2 leaders

Answer 26

Henry of Louvain and Ralph of Mauleon

Question 27

when did the small crusade led by Henry of Louvain and Ralph of Mauleon arrive in Outremer

Answer 27

1183

Question 28

a small crusade led by who arrived in 1183 following Alexander III's 'Cor Nostrum'

Answer 28

Henry of Louvain and Ralph of Mauleon

Question 29

who had taken an oath to crusade but died in 1183 leaving his oath unfulfilled

Answer 29

Young Henry (son of Henry II)

Question 30

who, as one of Young Henry's men, took Henry's cloak to Jerusalem in Spring 1184

Answer 30

William Marshal

Question 31

William Marshal was regarded as one of the most what

Answer 31

Famous Knights in Christendom

Question 32

when did Willliam Marshal have to return to France

Answer 32

1186

Question 33

when did an embassy led by Heraclius arrive in Verona to meet Pope Lucius III

Answer 33

September 1184

Question 34

which papal bull did Lucius III reissue in 1184

Answer 34

Cor Nostrum

Question 35

when did Heraclius's envoys reach Paris after meeting with Lucius III in September 1184

Answer 35

January 1185

Question 36

who had promised to provide both military and financial assistance to Outremer after the arrival of Heraclius in Paris in January 1185

Answer 36

Phillip II and Henry II

Question 37

how much money did Henry II raise from levying a tax for the defence of Outremer in 1185

Answer 37

30,000 marks

Question 38

who's mission to receive crusading assistance ultimately failed after neither Philip II or Henry II visited the East

Answer 38

Heraclius's mission