Many participants in this campaign were offered passage aboard ships of William the Pig and Hugh the Iron, who were allegedly executed for attempting to kidnap the Holy Roman Emperor years later.
Many participants in this campaign were offered passage aboard ships of William the Pig and Hugh the Iron, who were allegedly executed for attempting to kidnap the Holy Roman Emperor years later. This campaign's leader insisted on riding in a cart so his hairs could be collected and preserved as relics - he'd earlier presented a letter to the King of France which he claimed was written by Christ.  After starting at Saint-Denis, this campaign's leader brought his followers to Marseilles, where they were housed for several days but met with disappointment when the sea refused to part, denying them a path to access the Holy Land. Led by Steven of Cloyes, who ignored the demand of king Philip II to cease this campaign, it ended disastrously when its ships were captured by Saracens and its followers sold into slavery. FTP, name this 1212 campaign, fueled by the brilliant notion that young people could totally recapture Jerusalem.
Many participants in this campaign were offered passage aboard ships of William the Pig and Hugh the Iron, who were allegedly executed for attempting to kidnap the Holy Roman Emperor years later.
Children's Crusades