February 15, 2010
How Did Knights Motivation Change During Fourth Crusade?
I was wondering this, since they originally went for Egypt, but ended up sacking Constianople, how did the knights motivation change? What where the arcs and twists that it could have taken? Why would their motivation even change?
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The Crusaders needed the Venetian navy to get to the Holy Land,and to supply them while they were there.For 85,000 marks, Venice agreed to transport 25,000 crusaders to Egypt, and maintain them there for 3 years.
However, on gathering at Venice,the crusaders were unable to pay.They therefore agreed to help Venice (who was supporting a pretender to the Byzantine throne) capture Constantinople in lieu of payment.Additionally,several of the Crusader leaders had long held ambitions of their own about conquering Constantinople.
Some crusaders refused, and sailed to Palestine, but most aided the Venetians in the assault and capture of the city.