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People: Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
Location: Hangzhou (Hangchow) Zhejiang (Chekiang) China

Henry VI of the Holy Roman Emperor …

Years: 1192 - 1203

Henry VI of the Holy Roman Emperor launches the Crusade of 1197 in response to the partial victory of Frederick I Barbarossa's crusade in 1190.

The Crusade, also known as the "Emperor's Crusade”, ends abruptly, after the fall of Sidon and Beirut.

Henry VI dies of a fever in Messina in October 1197, and many higher-ranking nobles return to Germany to protect their interests in the next imperial election.

The remaining nobles in the Crusade capture Sidon and Beirut before returning to Germany.