Daily Medieval

After Maria of Antioch " sold " her claim to the title of Queen of Jerusalem to Charles of Anjou—however illegal it was to the Hig...

Maria of Antioch had a stronger claim to the throne of Jerusalem in 1268 than the man who was crowned. Born c.1220, she was a granddaughter ...

When the title King of Jerusalem was up for grabs in 1268, there was more than one claimant. There had not been a king in situ  for years be...

Four times between 1258 and 1381, the rivalry between the maritime republics of Genoa and Venice reached a tipping point that turned into m...

After James I of Aragon's first wife was annulled and second wife died , it seems he did not seek a third marriage. He had been, howeve...

When the East-West Schism was over 200 years old, Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Paleologos (1224 - 1282) asked Pope Gregory X to help reun...

In 1271, Edward, Duke of Gascony, went on a continuation of the Eighth Crusade that is sometimes called the Ninth Crusade and sometimes Lord...

St. Bonaventure has been mentioned before, writing a biography of Francis of Assisi  and disagreeing with Averroes' definition of the...

Pope Gregory at the Second Council of Lyons The Second Council of Lyons, mentioned yesterday, accomplished many things. It was called by...

Today is the anniversary of the death of Pope Gregory X. He has already been mentioned in Daily Medieval, but let's take a closer look a...

Today is the 758th anniversary (according to tradition) of the birth of Marco Polo (1254-1324). Son of a wealthy Venetian merchant who tra...