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The '''Crusader States''' were a number of[[feudal]] states founded by Western |
The '''Crusader States''' were a number of [[feudal]] states founded by Western [[Europe]]an [[crusader]]s in Asia Minor, the [[Mediterranean]] and the [[Holy Land]] in the wake of the [[First Crusade]] at the end of the [[11th Century]]. |
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These states, centred on the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]], were loosely allied and owed each other various degrees of [[fealty]]. In period they were collectively known as [[Outremer]] or simply "The [[Holy Land]]". |
These states, centred on the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]], were loosely allied and owed each other various degrees of [[fealty]]. In period they were collectively known as [[Outremer]] or simply "The [[Holy Land]]". |
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The major Crusader States in the Levant were destroyed in the late 13th Century, although some of the outlying states lasted for centuries thereafter. |
The major Crusader States in the Levant were destroyed in the late [[13th Century]], although some of the outlying states lasted for centuries thereafter. |
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==A partial list of Crusader States== |
==A partial list of Crusader States== |
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* The County of [[Tripoli]] |
* The County of [[Tripoli]] |
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* The [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]], including |
* The [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]], including |
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**The Principality of [[Galilee]] |
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**The County of [[Jaffa]] and [[Ascalon]] |
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**The Lordship of [[Oultrejordain]] |
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**The Lordship of [[Sidon]] |
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**The city of [[Acre]] |
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*The Armenian [[Kingdom of Cilicia]] |
*The Armenian [[Kingdom of Cilicia]] |
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*The island of [[Cyprus]] |
*The island of [[Cyprus]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:24, 11 July 2008
The Crusader States were a number of feudal states founded by Western European crusaders in Asia Minor, the Mediterranean and the Holy Land in the wake of the First Crusade at the end of the 11th Century.
These states, centred on the Kingdom of Jerusalem, were loosely allied and owed each other various degrees of fealty. In period they were collectively known as Outremer or simply "The Holy Land".
The major Crusader States in the Levant were destroyed in the late 13th Century, although some of the outlying states lasted for centuries thereafter.
A partial list of Crusader States
- The County of Edessa
- The Principality of Antioch
- The County of Tripoli
- The Kingdom of Jerusalem, including
- The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
- The island of Cyprus
- The island of Malta
