Peter I of Cyprus assassinated after sacking Alexandria
1369
The crusading king who had raided Alexandria in 1365 - the last major crusade against Egypt - was murdered in his bed by his own knights, weary of his wars and tyranny. His death ended the last European monarch's serious attempt to revive the crusading movement against the Mamluk Sultanate.
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