The Crusade of 1197 (also known as the Crusade of Henry VI or the German Crusade of 1197 German: Deutscher Kreuzzug) is a crusade launched by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI in response to the partial victory of Frederick I Barbarossa's crusade in 1190, and thus is also known as the "Emperor's Crusade.

The Crusade ends abruptly, after the fall of Sidon and Beirut.

Henry VI dies of a fever in Messina in October 1197, and many higher-ranking nobles return to Germany to protect their interests in the next imperial election.

The remaining nobles in the Crusade captured Sidon and Beirut before returning to Germany.