De la Conquête de Constantinople

On the Conquest of Constantinople

AuthorGeoffrey of Villehardouin

LanguageOld French

Yearc. 1213

CountryFrance

GenreNonfiction / Essays / Treatise

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De la Conquête de Constantinople is the oldest surviving example of French historical prose and one of the most important sources for the Fourth Crusade. It was written by Geoffrey of Villehardouin, a knight and crusader, who was an eyewitness of the sack of Constantinople on 13 April 1204.— Wikipedia