Name | Robert de Breteuil | |
Crusaders First (1095–1099); Second (1147–1149); Third or the Kings' Crusade (1189–1192); Forth (1202–1204); Fifth (1213–1221); Sixth (1228); Barons' (1239); Seventh (1248-1254); Eighth (1270); and Ninth (1271-1272). |
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Suffix | 4th Earl of Leicester | |
Gender | Male | |
Arrival | 8 Jun 1191 | Acre, Israel [3] |
Siege of Acre The seige of Acre (August 28, 1189 to July 12, 1191) was the focal point of the Third Crusade. After his release by Saladin, King Guy of Jerusalem led an expedition from Tyre, stationing his meager force on the high ground of Mount Torn just outside the port city of Acre. From this small beginning Guy's numbers began to swell as the western contingents sailed in. Saladin squandered an opportunity to break the cordon on 4 Oct 1189 after a Latin advance lost formation to loot the Abuyyid camp. News of Barbarossa imminent approach then resulted in a cautious division of Abuyyid forces to meet the northern threat. With the arrival of Richard and Philip Augustus in the summer of 1191, the balance swung decisively in the favor the Latins. The city was surrendered, 12 Jul 1191. It would remain in Christian hands until overrun by the Mamluks, 18 May 1291. |
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Military | 27 Jul - 8 Aug 1192 | Jaffa, Israel [4] |
Battle of Jaffa (Christian victory) | ||
Military | 1193 | Rouen, Normandy, France |
Siege of Rouen | ||
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Died | Oct 1204 | |
Buried | Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire | |
Person ID | I11764 | Dickinson |
Last Modified | 12 Dec 2017 |
Father | Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester, d. 31 Aug 1190, Durrës, Albania | |
Relationship | Birth | |
Mother | Petronilla de Grandmesnil, Countess of Leicester, d. 1 Apr 1212 | |
Relationship | Birth | |
Family ID | F3225 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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