John of Brienne - King of Jerusalem, Emperor of Constantinople, C.1175-1237

Informationen zum Autor Guy Perry is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Leeds. His research focuses on East-West interaction in the central Middle Ages. Klappentext This book explores John of Brienne's remarkable thirteenth-century career from mid-ranking knight to king of Jerusalem and Latin emperor of Constantinople. Zusammenfassung This study of social and geographical mobility in the 'Age of the Crusades' reassesses John of Brienne's remarkable rise from mid-ranking knightly status to king of Jerusalem and Latin emperor of Constantinople. It explores how families! dynasticism! politics! intrigue! religion and war contributed to his unprecedented career. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Origins and half a life; 2. Ruling from Acre and Tyre; 3. The Fifth Crusade; 4. A decade in the West; 5. Imperium; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Guy Perry, Guy (University of Leeds) Perry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.10.2013
• EAN: 9781107043107
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04310-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; History: specific events & topics, France, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Middle East, Turkey, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Middle Eastern history, Palestine, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Specific wars and campaigns, Crusades, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, Türkiye / Turkey