1. The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204)

2. This article discusses the fourth crusade. The primary objective of the series of Crusades that were launched on Jerusalem and lasted for nearly two hundred years was to recover the Holy Land from the growing influence of Islam. The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204)

3. The term “crusade” is actually a broad concept of war that is applied, not only against the Muslims, but all wars undertaken in pursuance of a vow. The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204)

4. The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204) One unique factor of these Crusades was the solemn vow that was taken from the pope to deliver the Holy Land from the hands of the Muslims.

5. Although the crusaders were largely successful during the third crusade, their failure to recapture Jerusalem during the third crusade would lead to the call for a Fourth Crusade six years later. The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204)

6. This crusade was one of the last of the major crusades to be launched by the Papacy, though it quickly fell out of Papal control. The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204)

7. The Fourth Crusade is thus also known to have led to the Great Schism. The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204)

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