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==== Levant ==== * [[September 10]] – [[Henry II, Count of Champagne|Henry I]] (or '''Henry II'''), king of [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]], dies from falling out a first-floor window at his palace in [[Acre, Israel|Acre]]. His widow, [[Isabella I of Jerusalem|Isabella I]], becomes [[regent]] while the kingdom is thrown into consternation.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre'', p. 78. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29877-0}}.</ref> * [[September 22]] – About 16,000 German crusaders reach Acre, starting the [[crusade of 1197]]. Emperor Henry VI, who planned to join the forces later on, was forced to stay behind in Sicily due to illness. On September 28 he dies at Messina. Meanwhile the crusaders manage to reconquer Sidon and Beirut but return to Germany after receiving the news of the emperor's death.
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