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Sixth Crusade

Type Event Region Mediterranean Time 1228–1229

In 1228 Emperor Frederick II, after repeated excommunications and delays, led a fleet east from Italy on the Sixth Crusade, using diplomacy rather th…

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  1. 1225–1227Italian Peninsula · Italian PeninsulaFrederick II repeatedly postponed fulfilling his crusader vow, clashing fiercely with Pope Gregory IX and being excommunicated several times. In 1227 the expedition fleet turned back due to plague and storms, and the papacy blamed the delays on the emperor, planting political tensions for the eventual 1228 crusade.
  2. 1228Brindisi · ApuliaOn 28 June 1228 Frederick II sailed from Brindisi with his fleet, crossing the Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean. The fleet was limited in size but carried imperial authority and a diplomatic mission, aimed at the Holy Land rather than large-scale field conquest.
  3. 1228Cyprus · CyprusThe fleet arrived in Cyprus in July to rest; Frederick handled the island's politics and assessed the Holy Land situation. He then continued eastward, preparing to land at Acre and open diplomatic negotiations with the Sultan of Egypt, as the Sixth Crusade entered its substantive phase of action.

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