Fourth Crusade


 * Followed the Third Crusade, or "Kings Crusade"
 * Culminated in a sack of Constantinople
 * Emperor Alexius III was deposed as a result of this
 * Called by Pope Innocent III
 * Objected to a plan by Venetian Doge Enrico Dandolo that would have allowed its participants to pay off their debts
 * Objectives changed after Philip of Swabia met with its leaders like Louis I of Blois and Boniface of Montferrat at Zara
 * Support drummed up by Fulk of Neuilly
 * A tournament held by Theobald III of Champagne was the genesis
 * Elevated Thomas Morosini to his highest position