 However , the papal plans were not supported by the other European monarchs , who had lost enthusiasm for the Crusades . Only one western monarch attended the Council , the elderly James I of Aragon , who could only offer a small force . There was fundraising for a new crusade , and plans were made , but never followed through . The projects essentially came to a halt with the death of Pope Gregory on January 10 , 1276 , and the money which had been raised to finance the expedition was instead distributed in Italy . 
