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IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 1126: The Pope, the Emperor(s), and the Holy Land: Rome, Byzantium, and the Holy Roman Empire at the Time of the Crusades, I - The Hohenstaufen

Wednesday 9 July 2014, 11.15-12.45

Organisers:Thomas William Smith, Abteilung für Griechische und Lateinische Philologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Jan Vandeburie, Centre for Medieval & Early Modern Studies, University of Kent
Moderator/Chair:Guy Perry, School of History, University of Leeds
Paper 1126-aWhen the Staufer Met the Komnenos: Imperial Relations on the Second Crusade
(Language: English)
Jason T. Roche, Department of History, Politics & Philosophy, Manchester Metropolitan University
Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Crusades, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 1126-bThe Kingdom of Peace and Justice of Frederick II, 1215-1250
(Language: English)
Marcello Pacifico, University of Palermo (Italy) - Universit� de Paris X - Nanterre (France)
Index terms: Crusades, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 1126-cElephants as Diplomatic Gifts in the 13th Century
(Language: English)
Klaus van Eickels, Lehrstuhl Mittelalterliche Geschichte unter Einbeziehung der Landesgeschichte, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
Index terms: Crusades, Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract

Following this year's theme of 'Empire', we would like to draw scholarly attention to the political interactions between the Papacy, the Holy Roman Empire, and Byzantium concerning the crusading effort in the Eastern Mediterranean between the 12th and the 15th century. Both Emperors had territorial claims in the Levant and the Papacy often found itself as a mediator between the two parties. Also the Crusader States and the Aegean and Levantine Kingdoms were often subjected to the political games of the highest players.