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Robert de Clari

Type Figure Region France Time c. 1180–1220 Also known as Robert de Clari、Robert of Clari

A minor knight from Picardy, France, and participant in the Fourth Crusade; his popular-version account The Conquest of Constantinople narrates the e…

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  1. c. 1180–1201Clari · PicardyFrom a local knightly family of Picardy, of lower social standing than senior nobles such as Villehardouin, he was drawn into the Fourth Crusade expedition as an ordinary accompanying knight.
  2. 1202–1216Constantinople · ByzantineHe witnessed the gathering at Venice, the Siege of Zara and the capture of Constantinople; after returning home he wrote an account of the expedition in vernacular French, preserving much popular rumour and everyday detail, giving his work a distinctive historical value.

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