Of course it could. His Corsican ancestor could end up going to the holy land.
With a POD like that it's possible that France as we know it doesn't exist. A surviving Jerusalem means wildly different politics and focuses throughout Europe.
Of course it could. His Corsican ancestor could end up going to the holy land.
With a POD like that it's possible that France as we know it doesn't exist. A surviving Jerusalem means wildly different politics and focuses throughout Europe.
First, it would imply a massive Islamic-screw.Not sure of how it could be done, but say that the kingdom of Jerusalem, including the actual city, remains in tact past the thirteenth century, what consequences could this have?
It would be such a mess...Who would rule it?
Probably not.Would this maintain crusading fervour?
Would this maintain crusading fervour?
Probably not.
Crusades were profoundly tied up with a "feudal" conception of the world. With the appearance of bureaucratic states in Western Europe, crusades ceased to be a real possibility, except as legimizing features.
You could count the blessed expeditions as Spanish expeditions against Turks or the Madhia Crusade and then add more expeditions as "Crusades", but they were hardly crusades in the common sense : even by stretching the definition as much as humanly possible, the blessing were made IOTL a-posteriori, and the expeditions would probably have been made nevertheless even without pontifical agreement.
Interesting, the nearest comparison I could make is with Algeria - Franks ruling over Muslims.
I'd assume with the Kingdom being prominently Christian that it would convert people over time, but really, it can't exist in a vacuum. If its survival is tied to the Romans, then there will be more Orthodoxy, if it is tied to Crusaders, then Crusader-Settlers might become a long-lasting phenomenon, perhaps moving into Egypt, North Africa and Mesopotamia over generations.
In my opinion, the most likely scenario is that the Patriarch of Jerusalem becomes a useful political tool. Don't like the Pope? Go to Jerusalem. Ostensibly Catholic, but with a bit of give for Crusaders. Good way to get rid of younger sons or bastards. Give them a sword, and send them east.
With the greater part of Crusaders going to settle in Jerusalem, and defend it, those who are on the offensive might have to resort to partnering with local Christians. I.e. Crusaders working with a Coptic revolt, or a Nestorian Uprising. Having a Christian Patchwork in the East, with an Orthodox Roman Empire, Crusader-Coptic Egypt, Crusader-Nestorian Mesopotamia and a Crusader-Catholic Jerusalem would be a mess, but certainly interesting.
I can see a Delay in reaching the new world. With Crusader Egypt/Jerusalim/Syria/whathaveyou the route to eastern spices would be open and cheaper than going around Africa for a longer period. And without a desire to go around Africa the desire for going around who ever controls that route goes tooI'm personally more interested in the scientific and cultural impact this might have on Europe. Even in a failed attack like OTL, the cultural shifts brought to Europe by Islamic ideas, products, and spices sent shockwaves through the continent. I would be very interested to see how a Catholic trading post connected to the East would influence European cultural development, and how many scientific ideas would make their way faster across the Med.
I can see a Delay in reaching the new world. With Crusader Egypt/Jerusalim/Syria/whathaveyou the route to eastern spices would be open and cheaper than going around Africa for a longer period. And without a desire to go around Africa the desire for going around who ever controls that route goes too
Jerusalem would be as cash strapped as it would be for manpower. The lands are not nearly as fertile as Egypt or Stria, and it wouldn't have that much of a minning sector. Wealth for Jerusalem would be in Trade and leveraging the religious value for all that it is worth.Very true, if Jerusalem is willing to sell to any and all
Very true, if Jerusalem is willing to sell to any and all