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2 days ago · From 1048 to 1257, the papacy experienced increasing conflict with the leaders and churches of the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). Conflict with the latter culminated in the East–West Schism, dividing the Roman and Eastern Churches.
1 day ago · 1645-1669: The Cretan War (Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War), where Venice battles the Ottoman Empire for control of Crete. Despite prolonged resistance, Venice eventually loses Crete to the Ottomans after the fall of Candia in 1669. 1684-1699: The Morean War (Sixth Ottoman-Venetian War), part of the larger conflict known as the Great Turkish War.
1 day ago · Charlemagne built on the foundations laid by Boniface, Charles Martel, and Pippin. Contemporary writers were vastly impressed by Charlemagne’s political campaigns to destroy the autonomy of Bavaria and his equally determined efforts against the Saxons.
5 days ago · Map of the territorial extent of the Crusader states (Edessa, Antioch, Tripoli, and Jerusalem) in the Holy Land in 1135, shortly before the Second Crusade. The Crusader states, or Outremer, were four Catholic polities that existed in the Levant from 1098 to 1291.
3 days ago · Germany - Medieval States, Charlemagne, Holy Roman Empire: In the various principalities the outcome of the struggle between the territorial princes and the assemblies of estates (Landstände) was not fully decided by 1500.
Jun 20, 2024 · The reign of Maximilian I (1493–1519) was dominated by the interplay of three issues of decisive importance to the future of the Holy Roman Empire: the rise of the Austrian house of Habsburg to international prominence, the urgent need to reform the empire’s governing institutions, and the beginnings of the religious and social movement ...
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5 days ago · The sacking of Rome by Alaric and the Visigoths in 410 AD highlighted Rome's diminished authority and signaled the Empire's vulnerability. Though not aimed at total destruction, the sack underscored Rome's inability to protect its prized capital. By the time of Rome's formal annexation in 476 AD, it was a mere shadow of its former glory.
