Alexios Response To The Fourth Crusade
decided that the best way to invade and re-take Jerusalem back from the Muslims was by way of Egypt. At about the same time “Alexios and Phillip of Swabia propose to the Crusaders to overthrow Constantinople and restore Alexios to the throne” . “Alexios had previously wanted Papal support for this but his request was denied” .
Previous to the Fourth Crusade happening “the Doge of Venice, Dandolo had set his sights on Constantinople. In 1182 there was a Latin massacre that had included the Venetians. This had caused some contentions between the Greeks and Latins. This had stripped some of the Venetians citizens of their trading opportunities” . “After this had happened a treaty had been made previously to pay reparations to the Venetians for …show more content…
In order to get to Egypt they needed the Venetians assistance to get there as “they are considered the captains of the sea and they traded freely with the Muslims” . They had previously had no issues with them and so they needed to receive something in return for assisting the Crusaders in their conquest for Jerusalem. This is one of the logical explanations for requesting so much money for their assistance. But the Venetians had wanted something in return for the use of their ships and to postpone the debt owed to Venice. In response for assistance “the Venetians wanted repayment of eighty-five thousand marks in exchange for transport” . “Venice requested assistance invading Zara off of the Dalmatia Coast and Alexios had to agree to this as well. The Venetians had wanted this back and the Crusaders were there to assist. With this money they were able to fund the Fourth Crusade” . The Crusaders and Venetians were able to retake Zara and the payments that were previously agreed upon for the passage of the knights to the Holy Land was suspended. But just at about the time when the Crusaders were readying for the Fourth Crusade to the Holy Land Alexios Angelis had ended up in northern Venice requesting assistance to remove his uncle Alexios III from the throne and make him the rightful heir in
Previous to the Fourth Crusade happening “the Doge of Venice, Dandolo had set his sights on Constantinople. In 1182 there was a Latin massacre that had included the Venetians. This had caused some contentions between the Greeks and Latins. This had stripped some of the Venetians citizens of their trading opportunities” . “After this had happened a treaty had been made previously to pay reparations to the Venetians for …show more content…
In order to get to Egypt they needed the Venetians assistance to get there as “they are considered the captains of the sea and they traded freely with the Muslims” . They had previously had no issues with them and so they needed to receive something in return for assisting the Crusaders in their conquest for Jerusalem. This is one of the logical explanations for requesting so much money for their assistance. But the Venetians had wanted something in return for the use of their ships and to postpone the debt owed to Venice. In response for assistance “the Venetians wanted repayment of eighty-five thousand marks in exchange for transport” . “Venice requested assistance invading Zara off of the Dalmatia Coast and Alexios had to agree to this as well. The Venetians had wanted this back and the Crusaders were there to assist. With this money they were able to fund the Fourth Crusade” . The Crusaders and Venetians were able to retake Zara and the payments that were previously agreed upon for the passage of the knights to the Holy Land was suspended. But just at about the time when the Crusaders were readying for the Fourth Crusade to the Holy Land Alexios Angelis had ended up in northern Venice requesting assistance to remove his uncle Alexios III from the throne and make him the rightful heir in