Qalawun also negotiates an alliance with Greek …
Years: 1281 - 1281
Qalawun also negotiates an alliance with Greek emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos in 1281 to bolster resistance against Charles of Anjou, who is threatening both the Constantinople and the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
What Michael has on his side—the result of his consummate diplomatic ability—is (for a time) the papal alliance with the Greek church, a secret agreement with the Hohenstaufen supporters in Sicily, the support of Genoa, and finally, most important, a secret alliance with King Peter III of Aragon, the son-in-law of the late Hohenstaufen King Manfred of Sicily.
Locations
People
Groups
- Muslims, Sunni
- Syrian people
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Genoa, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
- Aragón, Kingdom of
- Mongols
- Aragon, Crown of
- Cyprus, Kingdom of
- Mongol Empire
- Egypt and Syria, Mamluk Bahri Sultanate of
- Palestine, Mamluk
- Il-khanate
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Palaiologan dynasty
- Sicily, Angevin Kingdom of
- Anjou, Possessions of Charles of
Topics
- East–West Schism
- Crusades, The
- Mongol Conquests
- Mongol Invasions of Syria
- Late Crusades Period: Crusader-Turkish Wars of 1272-1303
