 In 1365, the Duke of Burgundy offers to lead a major crusade against the Turks in Hungary (to take out the companies of the kingdom of France).The crusade has the support of the Pope who wants to get rid of tard-Venus companies now operating in the Rhone Valley, but never eventuated

In 1365, he was approached by Pope Urban V to lead a new Crusade to the Holy Land.The purpose was to clear the Pope's domains of mercenary bands with the added benefit of striking a blow against the Turks.