The Emperor Who Won Jerusalem Without a Battle
Medieval Europe

The Emperor Who Won Jerusalem Without a Battle

The Holy Roman Emperor crowned himself King of Jerusalem in 1229 in a church where no priest would speak, because he'd already cut a deal with the Sultan that horrified all of Christendom.

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CrusadesMedieval Middle EastDiplomacyHoly Roman EmpireIslamJerusalemFrederick II13th Century

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