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Humbert was a son of Dauphin John II of Viennois and Beatrice of Hungary. [1] To contemporaries, he was incompetent and extravagant, lacking the warlike ardour of his brother. He passed his youth at Naples enjoying the aesthetic pleasures of the Italian trecento. [2] His subsequent court at Beauvoir-en-Royans had a reputation for extravagance.
In November, under the command of Humbert II of Viennois, the second Smyrniote crusade set out from Venice. In February 1346 it won a victory over the Turks at Mytilene but Humbert did little more at Smyrna than sortie against the Turks and refortify the Christian section of the city. The next five years were occupied by Clement VI with ...
- 1343–1351
- Christians occupy part of Smyrna until 1402 but fail to secure the city or end Turkish piracy in the Aegean
- Indecisive
The army of the second wave of the Crusade of Smyrna, led by Humbert the Dauphin of Viennois, departed from Venice in November 1345. Upon reaching the Aegean, it was beset by numerous problems, such as the failure to seize Chios as a base of operations, illness in the crusader army and infighting between the Hospitallers and the Venetians.
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Humbert II de la Tour-du-Pin (1312 – 22 May 1355) was the Dauphin of the Viennois from 1333 to 16 July 1349. He was a son of the Dauphin John II and Beatrice of Hungary. Humbert was the last dauphin before the title went to the French crown, to be bestowed on the heir apparent. To contemporaries, he was incompetent and extravagant, lacking the warlike ardour of his brother and predecessor ...
Feb 17, 2023 · Abstract. The army of the second wave of the Crusade of Smyrna, led by Humbert, the dauphin of Viennois, departed from Venice in November 1345. Upon reaching the Aegean, it was beset by numerous problems, such as the failure to seize Chios as a base of operations, illness in the crusader army and infighting between the Hospitallers and the ...
Humbert II of Viennois explained. Humbert II de la Tour-du-Pin (1312 – 4 May 1355) was the Dauphin of the Viennois from 1333 to 16 July 1349. Humbert was the last dauphin before the title went to the French crown, to be bestowed on the heir apparent. Character. Humbert was a son of Dauphin John II of Viennois and Beatrice of Hungary. To ...
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