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.
In context
Also in 1369 (4 other events on record)
- Timur seizes Samarkand · Central Asia · Politics
- Hongwu abolishes the Yuan civil service exams · East Asia · Politics
- Charles V resumes the Hundred Years' War · Europe · War
- Valdemar IV dies and Denmark passes to Margaret's regency · Europe · Politics
Before and after in Europe
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Era
Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.
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