Eugène Delacroix, Entry of the Crusaders in Constantinople, 1840.
1media/Screen Shot 2022-11-20 at 5.34.22 PM-min_thumb.png2022-11-20T14:38:31-08:00Alexandra Berardelli2e7f52c6d0d6708f55aaffea40a636e971dfc614394471Eugène Delacroix, Entry of the Crusaders in Constantinople, 1840.plain2022-11-20T14:38:31-08:00Alexandra Berardelli2e7f52c6d0d6708f55aaffea40a636e971dfc614
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12022-11-08T12:14:04-08:00Where was this produced?15plain2022-12-21T07:26:48-08:00This seal was probably made in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey), which is where Emperor Henry of Flanders lived and ruled.
The Latin Empire in Constantinople
After the crusaders of the Fourth Crusade shifted their attention to the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople, they took the empire and its capital city in 1204. The crusaders were ruthless as they ravaged the city and its citizens, destroying places of worship, seizing war loot, and raping inhabitants who were unable to escape. So, when the crusaders founded the Latin Empire, it was on rocky foundations. Although many crusaders saw this conquest as a success, the outcomes of the Fourth Crusade created a bitter relationship between Eastern and Western Christians.
