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Frederick II regains Jerusalem (1229)

On the Crusades map as “Frederick’s Jerusalem”

18 Feb 1229 — the excommunicate Emperor Frederick II regains Jerusalem by negotiation with Sultan al-Kamil, without a battle. The era’s sharpest irony: the one king the Pope condemned is the one who took the city.

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Turning point
Chapter
Fifth to Eighth Crusades (chapter 10 of Crusades)
Atlas
The Crusades, 1095–1291
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Map showing Frederick II regains Jerusalem (1229), turning point in The Crusades, 1095–1291
TURNING POINT · THE CRUSADES, 1095–1291

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