Philip II Departs for the Third Crusade

Name: Philip II Departs for the Third Crusade
Start: 1190

Type Event Region Europe Time 1190

In July 1190 French King Philip II (Philip Augustus) led his army out of France, joining Richard I in Sicily en route to the Levant, providing the Th…

Timeline

1190Paris · Île-de-FrancePhilip II levied crusade taxes across France, recruited knights and infantry, and coordinated logistics and muster ceremonies with the clergy.
1190Southern France · OccitaniaPhilip II led the French army out of the homeland, sailing by sea to Messina in Sicily, planning to join Richard I's fleet before campaigning in the Holy Land.

Sources

Philip Augustus: King of France 1180-1223 — Jim Bradbury (1998)
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Philip II https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-II-king-of-France