Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Geoffrey Of Villehardouin

Geoffrey Of Villehardouin

Geoffrey of Villehardouin (1160 - c. 1212) was a knight and historian who participated in and chronicled the Fourth Crusade. He is considered one of the most important historians of the time period, best known for writing the eyewitness account De la Conqute de Constantinople (On the Conquest of Constantinople), about the battle for Constantinople between the Christians of the West and the Christians of the East on 13 April 1204. The Conquest is the earliest French historical prose narrative that has survived to modern times. is full title was: "Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Marshal of Champagne and of Romania".



[Villehardouin Memoirs Or Chronicle Of The Fourth Crusade And The Conquest Of Constantinople]

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