The Crusades had far-reaching [[political]], [[economic]], and [[social]] impacts, some of which have lasted into contemporary times. Because of internal [[conflicts]] among Christian kingdoms and [[political]] [[powers]], some of the crusade expeditions were diverted from their [[original]] aim, such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Crusade Fourth Crusade], which resulted in the sack of Christian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople Constantinople] and the partition of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire Byzantine Empire] between [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Venice Venice] and the Crusaders. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Crusade Sixth Crusade] was the first crusade to set sail without the official blessing of the Pope.[6] The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_Crusade Seventh], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Crusade Eighth] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Crusade Ninth Crusades] resulted in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamluk Mamluk] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafsid_dynasty Hafsid] victories, as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Crusade Ninth Crusade] marked the end of the Crusades in the Middle East.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade] | The Crusades had far-reaching [[political]], [[economic]], and [[social]] impacts, some of which have lasted into contemporary times. Because of internal [[conflicts]] among Christian kingdoms and [[political]] [[powers]], some of the crusade expeditions were diverted from their [[original]] aim, such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Crusade Fourth Crusade], which resulted in the sack of Christian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople Constantinople] and the partition of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire Byzantine Empire] between [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Venice Venice] and the Crusaders. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Crusade Sixth Crusade] was the first crusade to set sail without the official blessing of the Pope.[6] The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_Crusade Seventh], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Crusade Eighth] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Crusade Ninth Crusades] resulted in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamluk Mamluk] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafsid_dynasty Hafsid] victories, as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Crusade Ninth Crusade] marked the end of the Crusades in the Middle East.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade] |