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The Crusades, c1095–1204

The troubled leadership of the Third Crusade

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Overview

Recall questions on Barbarossa's death, the quarrel between Richard and Philip, the taking of Cyprus, and why Richard turned back twice from Jerusalem.

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Key term

Which three European rulers set out on the Third Crusade?

Key term

What 1192 agreement ended the Third Crusade, leaving Christians a coastal strip and pilgrim access to Jerusalem?

Who and when

Why did Richard I take Cyprus in 1191?

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    Which three European rulers set out on the Third Crusade?

    Model answer

    Richard I of England, Philip II of France and Frederick Barbarossa of the Holy Roman Empire.

  2. 2

    How did Frederick Barbarossa die en route in 1190?

    Model answer

    He drowned crossing the River Saleph in Asia Minor.

  3. 3

    Which coastal city did the Third Crusade recapture after a long siege ending in 1191?

    Model answer

    Acre.

  4. 4

    What 1192 agreement ended the Third Crusade, leaving Christians a coastal strip and pilgrim access to Jerusalem?

    Model answer

    The Treaty of Jaffa.

  5. 5

    Why was Frederick Barbarossa's death so serious a blow?

    Model answer

    He led much the largest of the three armies. Most of it broke up and went home after he drowned in 1190, so the German contribution to the crusade largely evaporated before it arrived.

  6. 6

    Why did Richard and Philip quarrel?

    Model answer

    They were feudal rivals at home, with Philip as Richard's overlord in France, and disputes over Richard's broken betrothal to Philip's sister and over the spoils of conquest poisoned their cooperation.

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