Sack of Constantinople (1204)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sack_of_Constantinople_(1204)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Crusades Looting 1204 in Europe Battles involving the Byzantine Empire History of Constantinople
gptkbp:cause	Failure to pay Venetian fleet Political intrigue in Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Byzantine_Empire gptkb:Crusaders
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Alexios_V_Doukas gptkb:Boniface_I,_Marquess_of_Montferrat gptkb:Enrico_Dandolo
gptkbp:consequence	gptkb:Rise_of_Despotate_of_Epirus gptkb:Rise_of_Empire_of_Nicaea Byzantine Empire fragmented Rise of Empire of Trebizond Creation of Latin states in former Byzantine territory
gptkbp:date	April 1204
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Establishment_of_Latin_Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sack of Constantinople (1204)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:notableFor	Destruction and looting of the city Loss of cultural treasures Massacre of civilians
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Fourth_Crusade
gptkbp:plundered	gptkb:Valkyrie Wealth Artworks
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(1203)
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Venetian_Republic gptkb:Fourth_Crusade gptkb:Byzantine_Empire Catholic Church Latin Empire
gptkbp:result	gptkb:Establishment_of_Latin_Empire gptkb:Capture_of_Constantinople_by_Crusaders End of Byzantine control of Constantinople
gptkbp:significance	Deepened schism between Eastern and Western Christianity Major blow to Byzantine Empire Weakened Eastern Orthodox Church
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Crusades gptkb:Alexios_III_Angelos gptkb:Fourth_Crusade gptkb:Crusaders gptkb:Latin_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5