Papal Crusade
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The Papal Crusade was a series of military campaigns in medieval Europe and the Mediterranean initiated, sanctioned, and often organized by the pope to defend or expand Christendom and suppress perceived enemies of the Catholic Church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Papal Crusade canonical | 1 |
| Wendish Crusade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Papal Crusade Context triple: [Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, involvedEntity, Papal Crusade]
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Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade was a 13th-century papal military campaign in southern France aimed at eradicating the Cathar heresy and consolidating both religious and royal authority in the region.
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B.
Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade was a 13th-century military expedition that infamously diverted from its original goal of reclaiming the Holy Land to instead sack the Christian city of Constantinople in 1204.
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C.
Sixth Crusade
The Sixth Crusade was a 13th-century campaign to the Holy Land that achieved the peaceful transfer of Jerusalem to Christian control largely through diplomatic negotiations rather than major battles.
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D.
People's Crusade
The People's Crusade was an ill-fated, largely unorganized popular movement of peasants and minor nobles in 1096 that attempted to reach the Holy Land before the official First Crusade and was mostly destroyed in Anatolia.
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E.
Eighth Crusade
The Eighth Crusade was a 13th-century military expedition launched by Western European Christians against Muslim-held North Africa, most notably led by King Louis IX of France and ending in failure with his death near Tunis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Papal Crusade Target entity description: The Papal Crusade was a series of military campaigns in medieval Europe and the Mediterranean initiated, sanctioned, and often organized by the pope to defend or expand Christendom and suppress perceived enemies of the Catholic Church.
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A.
Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade was a 13th-century papal military campaign in southern France aimed at eradicating the Cathar heresy and consolidating both religious and royal authority in the region.
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B.
Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade was a 13th-century military expedition that infamously diverted from its original goal of reclaiming the Holy Land to instead sack the Christian city of Constantinople in 1204.
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C.
Sixth Crusade
The Sixth Crusade was a 13th-century campaign to the Holy Land that achieved the peaceful transfer of Jerusalem to Christian control largely through diplomatic negotiations rather than major battles.
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D.
People's Crusade
The People's Crusade was an ill-fated, largely unorganized popular movement of peasants and minor nobles in 1096 that attempted to reach the Holy Land before the official First Crusade and was mostly destroyed in Anatolia.
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E.
Eighth Crusade
The Eighth Crusade was a 13th-century military expedition launched by Western European Christians against Muslim-held North Africa, most notably led by King Louis IX of France and ending in failure with his death near Tunis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crusade
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holy war ⓘ military campaign ⓘ religious war ⓘ |
| developedFrom | earlier Christian concepts of just war ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
expansion of papal authority over warfare
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intensification of Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ militarization of Christian piety ⓘ persecution of heretical movements in Europe ⓘ |
| hasGeographicScope |
Baltic Sea region
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surface form:
Baltic region
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Italian Peninsula ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean region
North Africa ⓘ medieval Europe ⓘ |
| hasIdeology | Latin Christian holy war ideology ⓘ |
| hasInstitutionalInstrument |
crusade preaching orders
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crusade taxation on clergy ⓘ papal bull ⓘ papal legate ⓘ |
| hasKeyFeature |
association with the sign of the cross
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granting of indulgences to participants ⓘ papal authorization through crusade bulls ⓘ papal control over targets and timing ⓘ promise of spiritual rewards ⓘ use of crusade preaching ⓘ use of crusade taxation ⓘ use of crusade vows ⓘ |
| hasMainOrganizingAuthority | pope ⓘ |
| hasNotableForm |
Albigensian Crusade
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Northern Crusades ⓘ Reconquista-related crusades ⓘ crusades against excommunicated rulers ⓘ crusades against heretics ⓘ crusades against political enemies of the papacy ⓘ crusades against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ crusades to the Holy Land ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryReligionTarget |
Muslims
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heretical Christians ⓘ non-Christians ⓘ pagans ⓘ schismatic Christians ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
defense of Christendom
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expansion of Christendom ⓘ recovery of Christian holy places ⓘ support of papal political interests ⓘ suppression of perceived enemies of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliation |
Catholic Church worldwide
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surface form:
Catholic Church
Latin Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
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| hasTemporalContext |
High Middle Ages
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Late Middle Ages ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Papal Crusade Description of subject: The Papal Crusade was a series of military campaigns in medieval Europe and the Mediterranean initiated, sanctioned, and often organized by the pope to defend or expand Christendom and suppress perceived enemies of the Catholic Church.
Referenced by (2)
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