Ascalon was later captured from the Fatimids by Baldwin III but the power of Nur ad-Din was growing to the east. The second crusade of 1148 ended in disaster as the siege of Damascus failed. Edessa was lost to the Atabeg Zengi of Mosul who managed to capture Edessa when the regent Fulk died in a hunting accident in 1144. In 1099, Jerusalem itself was conquered and Godfrey of Bouillon was installed as it’s leader but not quite king. It began with the 1st crusade called by Pope Urban II in 1095. The principal kingdom of the crusader states lasted for less than 200 years as outside pressures slowly encroached on it’s already tiny holdings. A Polish-Lithuanian army defeated the Order in the decisive battle of Grunwald (Tannenburg) and this was the beginning of a long decline to the point that the order still exist in the present time but only as a religious order devoted to more spiritual enterprises.įor a more detailed description of gameplay as the Teutonic Order, click here. Lithuania began to be converted to Christianity and thus the rationale for the order’s existence was threatened but they continued to pose a serious threat to surrounding countries. In the late 14th century, the Grand Duke of Lithuania was baptised and also became king of Poland (through marriage). They also began annexing large parts of Poland, their former allies. Having suffered a major setback in it’s perhaps ill-advised attempt to convert Orthodox Russia to Roman Catholicism, the order then turned it’s attention to the pagan state of Lithuania. Later they absorbed the Livonian Order, the order’s rule was extended over modern-day Estonia. They were famed for their ferociousness in battle as well as the ruthlessness with which they subjugated conquered pagans. The Baltic Crusades were a period of major upheaval in Eastern Europe where the feared crusading order known as the Teutonic Knights carved out a monastic state in modern day Prussia & Poland. On this page, you can find information on the factions in Medieval 2: Total War Kingdoms. Search Search for: Medieval 2: Total War Kingdoms Faction Information
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