Preparation for the Baltic Crusade

Name: Preparation for the Baltic Crusade
Start: 1198
End: 1200

Type Event Region Northern Europe Time 1198–1200

Around 1198, under Pope Innocent III's call, the northern European kingdoms and German military orders began preparing armed missionary campaigns (th…

Timeline

1198Rome · ItalyInnocent III issued a papal decree encouraging crusading action against the pagan Baltic regions, and the Danish and Swedish royal houses and churches began planning a joint expedition.
1199–1200Estonian coast · EstoniaDenmark and Sweden assembled fleets and armies targeting the pagan regions of Estonia and Livonia, coordinating landing and missionary plans with the Livonian bishoprics.

Sources

Northern Crusades https://www.britannica.com/event/Northern-Crusades