1191 in the crusades

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This page includes the Crusades events that occurred in 1191:

March 30: Philippe Auguste, king of France, sails at Messina towards the Holy Land.
April 10: Richard Heart of Lion, embarks at Messina towards the Holy Land.
April 20: Philippe Auguste, king of France, arrives at Saint-Jean-d'Acre.
May 6: Richard Lion's Heart begins the conquest of Cyprus.
May 21: Richard Lion's Heart captured Isaac Doukas Comnène, Emperor of Cyprus.
June 6: Richard Lion's Heart ends the conquest of Cyprus.
June 7: Richard Heart of Lion, King of England, arrives at Saint John of Acre.
12 July: the crusaders take over Saint-Jean-d'Acre.
27 and 28 July: Compromise of Saint John of Acre: an assembly of barons and prelates of the kingdom of Jerusalem confirms Guy of Lusignan as king of Jerusalem, but decides that Conrad of Montferrat will be the heir.
2 August: After the capture of Saint-Jean-d'Acre, Philippe Auguste left the Holy Land and returned to France.
August 22 : Richard Cœur de Lion leaves Saint-Jean-d'Acre at the head of the third crusade in order to regain the Palestinian coast.
September 7: Richard Coeur de Lion beat Saladin's troops in Arsouf.
September: Saladin has Ascalon fortifications destroyed.
end: Richard Lion Heart sells Cyprus to the Order of the Temple.
Leon II of Armenia takes over Baghras in Saladin.
Geoffroy of Lusignan, receives Jaffa County.

References

Chronology of the Crusades