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Definition of Sixth crusade
1. Noun. A Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who fell ill and was excommunicated by the Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself king of Jerusalem.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sixth Crusade
Literary usage of Sixth crusade
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"THE sixth crusade (1217-1229 AD) The successful heroism of the French adventurers
before Constantinople alarmed the Mussulmans, ..."
2. The History of the Crusades for the Recovery and Possession of the Holy Land by Charles Mills (1822)
"... preacher of the sixth Crusade Fourth Council of Lateran ... Extent of the
ardour for a holy war Hungary and Lower Germany send the chief Crusaders ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1868)
"... sixth crusade.—In 1244, a new race of Turks burst into Syria, and once more
the Holy Land fell into the hands of these ferocious barbarians. ..."
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