Útok na Zadar počas IV. križiackej výpravy
The Attack on Zadar during the Fourth Crusade

Summary/Abstract: This study analyzes one of the negative aspects of the history of Crusades. Some of the events that occurred during the Fourth Crusade cause controversy even today—especially the conquest of the Byzantine capital of Constantinople in 1204. This act was preceded by the conquest of the Dalmatian city of Zadar. Here the Crusaders abandoned their original plans to conquer Egypt. The French Crusaders, who were in financial distress, were forced to accept the plans of Venice, and one of these plans was to capture the strategically important town of Zadar. This attack took place in November 1202. The episode outraged not only the Pope, but also the Hungarian king, due to his role as the ruler of Croatia and Dalmatia. Several other aspects played a significant role here; two of these were a dispute over the church jurisdiction and the issue of heresy. These aspects, as well as the Hungarian counterattack, have been rather neglected in the historical literature.

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