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.

Generic synonyms: Crusade

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sixth Crusade

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Sivaists
Sivaite
Sivaites
Sivan
Sivapithecus
Siwan
Six-Day War
Six Counties
Six Day War
Six Nations
Sixsmith
Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale
Sixth Commandment
Sixth Crusade (current term)
Siâny
Sjaelland
Sjogren's disease
Sjogren's syndrome
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Sjögren's syndrome
Skagens Odde
Skagerak
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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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