John’s Ransom and the Financial Windfall …
Years: 1213 - 1213
May
John’s Ransom and the Financial Windfall
- Meanwhile, King John of England capitalized on his success, securing 30,000 marks in ransom payments from the Flemish hostages he had taken from the cities he had captured.
- This massive sum reinforced John’s treasury, giving him the financial resources to continue the war.
Locations
People
- Frederick II
- Guillaume de Nogaret
- Infante Ferdinand of Portugal
- John of England
- Louis VIII of France
- Otto IV of Brunswick
- Pandulf Verraccio
- Philip II of France
- Pope Innocent III
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Flemish people
- Flanders, County of
- Holy Roman Empire
- France, (Capetian) Kingdom of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Portugal, Burgundian (Alfonsine) Kingdom of
- England, (Plantagenet, Angevin) Kingdom of
