Consolidation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem at Acre

Name: Consolidation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem at Acre
Start: 1204
End: 1205

Type Event Region Western Asia Time 1204–1205

In 1204 the Kingdom of Jerusalem consolidated Acre's status as its de facto capital after the Holy Land fell following the Battle of Hattin in 1187.

Timeline

1204Acre · LevantKing Amalric II died in April 1204, leaving a young heir; the kingdom's nobles convened a council at Acre to discuss regency arrangements and external defense, highlighting Acre's status as the effective center of power.
1204–1205Acre · LevantThe kingdom strengthened Acre's walls and harbor defenses, maintained trade along the coastal corridor from Tyre to Caesarea, and ensured that Frankish strongholds' maritime links with Venetian and Genoese merchants remained unbroken.

The Crusader States — Malcolm Barber (2012)
The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100–1187 — Steven Runciman (1952)