Who would be 'in' for a crusade in 1405?

[mikegold]

Originally Posted by Zeller

Is that plausible?

Jan Hus had already been exposed to Lollardy by 1405, so it's likely that some Czech equivalent will arise eventually. But we're more than a decade before Lake Constance and the First Defenestration of Prague, so there's no political Hussitism yet - and Good King Wenceslaus is a close ally of his sometimes exasperating brother Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary.

Zizka definitely fought at Tannenberg in 1410, so I don't see why he couldn't crusade in the other direction. Not sure about Prokop, he was a monk and a student before becoming a Taborite commander - but it's certainly not implausible that a monk with martial zeal would sign up for a Crusade.

Ooh, for a real treat - how about Zizka campaigning alongside Prince Hal Plantagenet (OTL's future Henry V)?!? Perhaps John the Fearless of Burgundy as well. Those two princes were among the keenest of Western nobility for old-style chivalry at this relatively late date, and I believe that both had very theoretical ideas of a Jerusalem campaign after fulfilling their ambitions in France.

[Zeller]

"John was invested as Duke of Burgundy in 1404 and almost immediately entered into open conflict against Louis of Orléans, younger brother of the increasingly mad Charles VI. Both men attempted to fill the power vacuum left by the demented king."


So he was bust at the time. Apart from that, he was one of the main causes of the defeat at Nicopol in 1396.

[Zeller]

Originally Posted by Elfwine

Being against the pope doesn't mean he won't take advantage of an opportunity to crusade if it can benefit him.

Martin isn't facing anything as of 1405, so . . .

He even wanted to take Papal land. With military operations going on against the Pope, he probably wouldn't lead a campaign far away.
Martin had no legal heir at the time, so he might also not want to leave the country.

[kasumigenx]

I think Ladislaus of Durazzo could start a crusade, that is if he is nicer to the pope.

[Elfwine]

Originally Posted by Zeller

He even wanted to take Papal land. With military operations going on against the Pope, he probably wouldn't lead a campaign far away.
Martin had no legal heir at the time, so he might also not want to leave the country.

Frederick Barbarossa and his grandson both went on crusade despite their problems with the papacy. The Stupor Mundi even with the Papacy actively causing trouble as he left.

So . . .

[Zeller]

That figures, yeah. And what about the contested Papacy (Antipopes)? Like Tocomocho said earlier, nobody would take a crusade seriously if it's not obvious whether it is the actual/legitimate Pope who is calling it.