![]() For this reason, the Third Crusade is also known as the Kings' Crusade. The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt by three European monarchs of Western Christianity ( Philip II of France, Richard I of England and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor) to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187. From 7,000 to 40,000 from the rest of Europe and OutremerĤ0,000 (Saladin's field army, 1189 – estimate) ĥ,000–20,000 (Acre's garrison, 1189) Ģ2,000+ (Qutb al-Din's field army only, 1190) Ĭrusades against heretics and schismatics.Two additional contingents also joined Frederick's army while travelling through byzantine empire. ![]()
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