Innocent is informed of the plan, but …
Years: 1202 - 1202
October
Innocent is informed of the plan, but his veto is disregarded.
Reluctant to jeopardize the Crusade, Innocent gives conditional absolution to the crusaders—not, however, to the Venetians.
To finance the siege of Zara, the Doge grants the benefits of the revenue from the salt tax to a consortium of creditors.
Pledging the income from the Salt Office will become a staple of the city's finance.
Locations
People
- Alexios III Angelos
- Alexios IV Angelos
- Boniface of Montferrat
- Emeric I
- Enrico Dandolo
- Geoffrey of Villehardouin
- Isaac II Angelos
- Philip of Swabia
- Pope Innocent III
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Flanders, County of
- France, (Capetian) Kingdom of
- Hungary, Kingdom of
- Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
- Croatia, Kingdom of
- Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Egypt, Ayyubid Sultanate of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Angelid dynasty
- Cyprus, Kingdom of
