Passage: The Crusade of 1197, also known as the Crusade of Henry VI  or the German Crusade  was a crusade launched by the Hohenstaufen emperor Henry VI in response to the aborted attempt of his father, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa during the Third Crusade in 1189-90. Thus the military campaign is also known as the "Emperor's Crusade" . While his forces were already on their way to the Holy Land, Henry VI died before his departure in Messina on 28 September 1197. The emerging throne conflict between his brother Philip of Swabia and the Welf rival Otto of Brunswick made many higher-ranking crusaders return to Germany in order to protect their interests in the next imperial election. The nobles remaining on the campaign captured the Levant coast between Tyre and Tripoli before returning to Germany. The Crusade ended abruptly after the fall of Sidon and Beirut in 1198.
How many total years did the Third Crusade last? How many years did the Emperor's Crusade last? How many years did the Third Crusade go on for? How many years long was the Third Crusade? How many years passed between the Third Crusade and the Crusade of 1197? What happened first, Henry VI death or the Crusade ending? What was Philip's relationship to Henry V? Where was Henry VI going to go before he died? Which crusade happened first, the Crusade of 1197 or the Third Crusade? Which two people were fighting for the throne? Who died first Henry VI or his brother Philip of Swabia?