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The Babenberg Dukes of Austria – crusaders “par excellence”
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Kosi, Miha |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | During the Fifth Crusade, in April 1219, before his return to Europe, Duke Leopold VI of Austria bestowed on the Knights Templar 50 marks of gold to build their new castle (castro Templariorum novo), as reported by Oliver of Paderborn, himself a witness and participant.$ ^{1}$ It was the future ‘Atlit (Château Pèlerin), one of the most important Templar forts in Palestine.$ ^{2}$ However, this was not the duke’s only investment in defending the Holy Land, since it was already in the spring of 1218 that he participated in fortifying the castle at Caesarea together with the Knights Hospitaller and he donated six thousand marks of silver to the Teutonic order for their new centre, the future Montfort Castle in Galilee.$ ^{3}$ These were no small expenses. Besides, according to Oliver of Paderborn, the duke “fought faithfully for Christ, with utmost devotion, humility, obedience, and generosity.”$ ^{4}$ Obviously, Leopold met with an extremely favourable – and likely well deserved – reception in the sources of ecclesiastical provenance. Indeed, by the Fifth Crusade he had already earned a considerable reputation as a devout crusader. He took the Cross as early as 1208, joined the Albigensian Crusade in 1212,$ ^{5}$ and also participated in the fighting against the Muslims in Spain in the summer of that same year.$ ^{6}$ Whereas his distinguished role in spearheading the Fifth Crusade between 1217 and 1219 looms large in multiple accounts that picture him as one of the most prominent leaders.$ ^{7}$ The following lines will shed more light on Leopold’s family and its crusading activities, which are not so widely known.$ ^{8}$ Last but not least, given their very close ties to some prominent figures in the history of the Crusades of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Babenbergs of Austria may have had more influence as hitherto assumed. Book Name: Settlement and Crusade in the Thirteenth Century |
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| Ending Page | 284 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| Starting Page | 270 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780429203886-23 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2021-05-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Settlement and Crusade in the Thirteenth Century History Europe Leopold Fifth Crusade Templar Extremely Knights |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
