The chronology of the later Crusades through 1400 provides a detailed timeline of the Crusades from after the Eighth Crusade, the last of the major expeditions to the Holy Land through the end of the 14th century. This includes the events from 1270 on that led to the Fall of Outremer in 1291 and the Crusades after Acre, 1291âÂÂ1399.
Chronologies of the Crusades in print
Numerous chronologies of the Crusades have been published and include the following.
- A Chronology of the Crusades, covering the crusades from 1055 to 1456, by Timothy Venning.
- Chronology and Maps, covering 1095âÂÂ1789, in The Oxford History of the Crusades, edited by Jonathan Riley-Smith.
- A Chronological Outline of the Crusades: Background, Military Expeditions, and Crusader States, covering 160âÂÂ1798, in The Routledge Companion to the Crusades, by Peter Lock.
- A Narrative Outline of the Crusades, covering 1096âÂÂ1488, ibid.
- The Crusades: A Chronology, covering 1096âÂÂ1444, in The CrusadesâÂÂAn Encyclopedia, edited by Alan V. Murray.
- Important Dates and Events, 1049âÂÂ1571, in History of the Crusades, Volume III, edited by Kenneth M. Setton (1975).
- Historical Dictionary of the Crusades, by Corliss K. Slack. Chronology from 1009 to 1330.
- Oxford Reference Timelines: Crusades, 1095âÂÂ1303; Byzantine Empire, 330 â c. 1480; Ottoman Empire, c. 1295 â 1923.
13th century
Prior events
1270
1271
1272
1273
1274
1275
- March. Baibars continues his campaign against Armenia and demands the return of the Christian half of Latakia.
- 13 May. Marinid forces led by Abu Yusuf Yaqub begin their first Invasion of Spain.
- 4 June. Hugh III negotiates a truce with Baibars that protects Latakia in exchange for an annual tribute.
- Spring. Marco Polo arrives at the court of Kublai Khan.
- (Date unknown). Philip III of France and Rudolf I of Germany take the cross without corresponding action.
1276
- 10 January. Gregory X dies. Innocent V elected pope on 21 January, dies on 22 June.
- 19 January. Abu Yusuf Yaqub ends his invasion of Spain, and, with Muhammad II of Granada, agrees to a truce with Alfonso X of Castile for two years.
- 11 July. Adrian V elected pope under the influence of Charles I of Anjou, dies five weeks later.
- 27 August. James I of Aragon dies, and is succeeded by his son Peter III of Aragon.
- 8 September. John XXI elected pope, dies after just eight months.
- October. Templars purchase La Fauconnerie (La Féve), omitting to secure Hugh's consent.
- October. Hugh III relocates from Acre to Cyprus.
1277
1278
1279
1280
- AprilâÂÂJune. Sunqur al-Ashqar, Mamluk governor of Damascus, revolts against Cairo. He flees after Qalawun invades the city.
- 23 June. Granada defeats Castile and León at the Battle of MoclÃÂn.
- 22 August. Nicholas III dies suddenly, and the 1280âÂÂ1281 papal election begins on 22 September.
- 29 October. Mongols sack Aleppo.
1281
- 22 February. Martin IV elected pope.
- 10 April. Michael VIII Palaiologos excommunicated by Martin IV who renounces union of churches approved at Lyon in 1274.
- 3 May. Qalawun renews truce with the Kingdom of Jerusalem for another ten years.
- 16 July. Bohemond VII of Tripoli agrees to Qalawun's truce for the County of Tripoli.
- 29 October. Mamluks defeat a coalition of Mongols, Armenians and Hospitallers at the second Battle of Homs.
1282
- January. Bohemond VII kills Guy II Embriaco, alienating the Genoese.
- 30 March. The War of the Sicilian Vespers begins with European powers and the papacy vying for control of Sicily.
- 28 April. Charles I of Anjou's fleet at Messina sunk, Mategriffon castle forced to surrender.
- 1 May. Guelphs and Ghibellines fight at the Battle of Forti, with the Guelph army defeated.
- 6 May. Tekuder becomes ruler of the Ilkhanate after the death of his brother Abaqa on 1 April, and soon converts to Islam taking the name Ahmad.
- 25 August. Tekuder sends embassy to Qalawun seeking alliance.
- 30 August. Peter III of Aragon lands in Sicily, claims crown four days later and is excommunicated by Martin IV.
- September/October. Hungary defeats the Cumans at the Battle of Lake Hód.
- 11 December. Andronikos II Palaiologos becomes Byzantine emperor, succeeding Michael VIII Palaiologos.
- (Date unknown). Roger of Lauria named commander of the Aragonese fleet.
- (Date unknown). George Akropolites publishes Annales (Chronike Syngraphe), the main Greek source for the period 1203âÂÂ1261.
1283
1284
1285
1286
- March. Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr becomes Marinid sultan of Morocco upon the death of his father.
- 24 June. Henry II returns to Acre.
- 29 July. Angevin bailli Odo Poilechien, loyal to Charles II, hands the citadel over to Henry II at the insistence of the three military orders.
- 15 August. Henry II crowned king of Jerusalem at Tyre. A few weeks later, he returns to Cyprus after appointing Philip of Ibelin as regent.
1287
1288
1289
1290
- 10 February. Nicholas IV calls for a crusade against the Mamluks.
- August. Venetian and Aragonese crusaders arrive at Acre, and instigate a massacre of Muslims in the city.
- Fall. Egyptian army mobilizes towards Acre.
- 4 November. Qalawun leaves Cairo for Syria, en route to Acre. He dies six days later.
- 10 November. Qalawun's son al-Ashraf Khalil becomes Mamluk sultan.
1291
1292
1293
1294
1295
1296
1297
- (Date unknown). Boniface VIII organizes crusades against Frederick III of Sicily and the Colonna family.
1298
1299
14th century
1300
- 6 January. After a short siege, the Mongols occupy the Citadel of Damascus.
- Feb. Boniface VIII announces first Jubilee Year in Rome, promotes a crusade.
- May. Mongols withdraw across the Euphrates. Mamluks then return to Syria from Egypt.
- 20 September. Italian diplomat Isol the Pisan appointed by Boniface VIII to be the laison between the Crusader states and the Mongol Empire.
- 28 October. After learning of an impending Mongol invasion of Syria, al-Nasir Muhammad leads an army to confront the invaders.
- 30 December. Ghazan invades Syria, turning back less than five weeks later due to cold weather that kills almost all of his cavalry's 12,000 horses.
- (Date unknown). Swedes under Tyrgils Knutsson lead an attack against the Novgorodians and establish an outpost at Landskrona.
- (Date approximate). Via ad Terram Sanctam, an anonymous Old French treatise on the recovery of the Holy Land written.
1301
1302
1303
1304
1305
- 30 April. Michael IX Palaiologos has Roger de Flor assassinated in Adrianople along with 300 horsemen and some 1,000 foot soldiers who accompanied him.
- 5 June. Clement V elected pope.
- 10 July. Catalan Company defeats the Byzantines at the Battle of Apros beginning what was known as the Catalan Vengeance.
- (Date unknown). Foulques de Villaret becomes 25th Grand Master of the Hospitallers.
- (Date unknown). Clement V proposes to Foulques and Jacques de Molay that their Orders be merged.
- (Date unknown). Majorcan Christian apologist Ramon Lull proposes Oriental languages be taught in the West, presents Liber de Fine to James II of Aragon proposing new crusades against the Muslims.
1306
1307
1308
1309
- March. Avignon Papacy begins.
- 29 April. Clement V issues the papal bull Prioribus decanis allowing Ferdinand IV of Castile to finance the war against Granada.
- 5 May. Robert the Wise succeeds his father Charles II in Naples.
- Spring/summer. Crusade of the Poor begun, ends without reaching the Holy Land.
- 18 July. Siege of Almeria launched by James II of Aragon against Granada fails.
- 27 July. The first Siege of Algeciras launched by Ferdinand IV against Nasr of Granada. Castile is defeated January 1310.
- 15 August. The first Siege of Gibraltar is launched, resulting in a Castilian victory.
- 13 September. Treaty of Soldin provides legal basis for the Teuton occupation of GdaÃ
Âsk.
- (Date unknown). Jean de Joinville publishes Life of Saint Louis, his definitive biography of Louis IX of France and a history of the Seventh Crusade.
- (Date unknown). Ramon Lull writes Liber de acquisitione terrae sanctae proposing land-based crusade via Constantinople.
- (Date unknown). Teutonic Knights move their headquarters from Venice to Malbork Castle in Marienburg.
1310
1311
1312
1313
- Pentecost. Philip IV and his sons take the cross in Paris for a crusade to depart in the spring of 1319.
- (Date unknown). Second version of Liber Secretorum Fidelium Crucis calls for economic warfare and provides a history of the Holy Land.
1314
1315
1316
1317
1318
1319
1320
1321
1322
1323
- (Date unknown). Orkhan succeeds his father Osman I as sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
1324
1325
1326
1327
1328
1329
1330
1331
1332
1333
1334
1335
- (Date unknown). Hospitallers encourage emigration to Rhodes, increasing population.
1336
1337
1339
1340
1341
1342
1343
1344
- 25 March. Algeciras surrenders to Alfonso XI. Only Gibraltar remained in Muslim hand.
- 13 May. Christians defeat large flotilla of Turkish raiders at the Battle of Pallene.
- 28 October. Assault on Smyrna ends the first Smyrniote Crusades.
1345
1346
1347
1348
1349
1350
- 26 March. Alfonso XI of Castile dies of bubonic plague, leading to the Castilian Civil War the next year.
- 27 March. Latest attempt by Castile to retake Gibraltar fails.
- 22 August. John II of France becomes king upon the death of his father Philip VI.
1351
- September. Smyrniote Crusades ends with the city in Christian hands and will remain so for 60 years.
1352
1353
- 30 June. Innocent VI sends Gil de Albornoz as papal legate into Italy at the head of a small mercenary army with a view to the restoration of the papal authority in the states of the Church.
- 11 September. Claude de la Sengle named Grand Master of the Order of Malta.
1354
1355
1357
1358
1359
1360
1361
1362
- January. Castilians routed by the forces of Muhammed VI of Granada at the Battle of Guadix.
- March. Murad I becomes Ottoman sultan.
- 13 April. Muhammad VI flees Granada, is murdered by the orders of Peter of Castile two weeks later.
- 22 September. Urban V elected pope.
- October. Peter I of Cyprus announces intention to conduct a crusade to the Holy Land and travels to Europe to promote the expedition.
1363
- 31 March. Urban V proclaims a crusade and grants the signum crucis to Peter I and John II of France, to start not later than 1 March 1365.
- The pope urges Louis I of Hungary to crusade against the Turks.
1364
1365
1366
1367
1368
- (Date unknown). Philippe de Mézières writes Nova religio passionis, a prospectus for a new religious order dedicated to crusading. Enlarged in 1385 and 1396.
1369
1370
1371
1373
1374
- March. Genoese take James I of Cyprus hostage to force the Cypriots to agree to their terms.
- 21 April. Cyprus agrees to Genoa's terms and the Genoese depart, leaving the island devastated.
1375
1376
1377
1378
1379
- 1 July. John V Palaiologos restored as Byzantine emperor, ending the fourth Byzantine civil war.
1380
1381
1382
1383
1384
1385
1386
1387
1388
1389
1390
1391
1392
1393
- 17 July. Ottomans capture Bulgarian capital city after the Siege of Tarnovo, reducing the empire to a few fortresses along the Danube.
1394
1395
1396
1398
1399
15th century
1400
1402
1405
- 14 February. Timur dies, Shah Rukh becomes ruler of Timurid Empire.
1415
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