Manuel II Palaiologos begs Paris for help
1396
The Byzantine emperor began preparations for a long diplomatic tour of Western Europe, seeking crusader aid against Bayezid's encircling Ottoman blockade that was slowly strangling Constantinople. He would eventually meet Charles VI and Henry IV and charm both courts with his learning and dignity, but gather little in the way of concrete military assistance.
In context
Also in 1396 (4 other events on record)
- Crusade of Nicopolis routed by Bayezid · Europe · War
- Turko-Mongol traveler Hafiz dies in Shiraz · Middle East · Culture
- Ludovico Trevisan records Dalmatian plague · Europe · Science
- Ottomans plant the Ghazi warrior ethos at Nicopolis · Middle East · Religion
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Era
Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.