Doge Vitale I Michiel had not initially …
Years: 1100 - 1100
May
Doge Vitale I Michiel had not initially urged Venetian support when Pope Urban II initiated the First Crusade, perhaps because he could not see the advantages to Venice of such an expedition.
When the Doge saw the European commitment to the First Crusade, he then understood the war’s economic importance.
In particular, he foresaw that it was vital to Venice’s trade advantage to participate in territorial conquest, lest these advantages inure to the benefit of other marine republics.
Two hundred and seven ships had sailed from Venice in July 1099 to support the First Crusade.
The Doge had appointed his son, Vitale Giovanni, and the Bishop of Castello, Enrico Contarini, as the fleet’s commanders.
The Venetian fleet in December 1099 had intercepted enemy ships at Rhodes and sunk them.
The Venetian fleet embarks in the spring of 1100 towards the Levant, where Godfrey of Bouillon and his troops have in the meantime taken Jerusalem.
Enemy ships have cut off Godfrey’s ability to receive aid and he is forced to negotiate with the Venetians.
Venice in exchange for its services, obtains the right to maintain a quarter not subject to custom offices, taxes, or excise taxes in every conquered city or territory.
Locations
People
- Al-Afdal Shahanshah
- Alexios I Komnenos
- Baldwin I of Jerusalem
- Bohemond I of Antioch
- Constantine I
- Danishmend Gazi
- Edgar (the) Ætheling
- Eustace III
- Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan
- Gaston IV
- Godfrey of Bouillon
- Guglielmo Embriaco
- Hugh I
- Iftikhar al-Dawla
- Kerbogha
- Kilij Arslan I
- Manuel Boutoumites
- Raymond D'Aguilers
- Raymond IV
- Robert Curthose
- Robert II, Count of Flanders
- Stephen
- Tancred
- Tatikios
- Vital I Michele
- William the Carpenter
Groups
- Arab people
- Persian people
- Armenian people
- Jews
- Kurdish people
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Germans
- Christians, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox
- Christians, Maronite
- Christians, Miaphysite (Oriental Orthodox)
- Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Islam
- Egypt in the Middle Ages
- Muslims, Sunni
- Muslims, Shi'a
- Syrian people
- Venice, Duchy of
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Toulouse, County of
- Flemish people
- Flanders, County of
- Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad)
- Normandy, Duchy of
- Normans
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Turkmen people
- Cyprus, East Roman (Byzantine)
- Fatimid Caliphate
- French people (Latins)
- France, (Capetian) Kingdom of
- Pisa, (first) Republic of
- Hungary, Kingdom of
- Genoa, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Druze, or Druse, the
- Bulgaria, Theme of
- Lorraine (Lothier), Lower, (second) Duchy of
- Seljuq Empire (Isfahan)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- England, (Norman) Kingdom of
- Danishmends
- Rum, Sultanate of
- Apulia, Norman Duchy of
- Aleppo, Seljuq Emirate of
- Armenia, Baronry of Little, or Lesser
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
- Antioch, Principality of
- Edessa, County of
- Palestine, Frankish (Outremer)
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Years: 1100 - 1100
May
Locations
People
- Al-Afdal Shahanshah
- Alexios I Komnenos
- Baldwin I of Jerusalem
- Bohemond I of Antioch
- Constantine I
- Danishmend Gazi
- Edgar (the) Ætheling
- Eustace III
- Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan
- Gaston IV
- Godfrey of Bouillon
- Guglielmo Embriaco
- Hugh I
- Iftikhar al-Dawla
- Kerbogha
- Kilij Arslan I
- Manuel Boutoumites
- Raymond D'Aguilers
- Raymond IV
- Robert Curthose
- Robert II, Count of Flanders
- Stephen
- Tancred
- Tatikios
- Vital I Michele
- William the Carpenter
Groups
- Arab people
- Persian people
- Armenian people
- Jews
- Kurdish people
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Germans
- Christians, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox
- Christians, Maronite
- Christians, Miaphysite (Oriental Orthodox)
- Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Islam
- Egypt in the Middle Ages
- Muslims, Sunni
- Muslims, Shi'a
- Syrian people
- Venice, Duchy of
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Toulouse, County of
- Flemish people
- Flanders, County of
- Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad)
- Normandy, Duchy of
- Normans
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Turkmen people
- Cyprus, East Roman (Byzantine)
- Fatimid Caliphate
- French people (Latins)
- France, (Capetian) Kingdom of
- Pisa, (first) Republic of
- Hungary, Kingdom of
- Genoa, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Druze, or Druse, the
- Bulgaria, Theme of
- Lorraine (Lothier), Lower, (second) Duchy of
- Seljuq Empire (Isfahan)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- England, (Norman) Kingdom of
- Danishmends
- Rum, Sultanate of
- Apulia, Norman Duchy of
- Aleppo, Seljuq Emirate of
- Armenia, Baronry of Little, or Lesser
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
- Antioch, Principality of
- Edessa, County of
- Palestine, Frankish (Outremer)
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Subregions