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1. Fourth Crusade

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   While at Zara, the crusading leadership was approached by Alexios Angelos, the deposed son of the former Byzantine Emperor Isaac II Angelos. Alexios offered extravagant inducements to secure the crusaders' aid in restoring him to the throne: 200,000 silver marks, provisions for the entire army, the promise of securing the [eastern Mediterranean coastlines](/entries/eastern-mediterranean-coastlines…