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After the Battle of the Horns of Hattin, on 9 July 1187, the city and surrounding district surrendered to Salah al-Din ( Saladin) and its Christian inhabitants were evacuated.

During the 3rd Crusade, the Siege of Acre lasted nearly the entirety of the Crusade. It was besieged by Guy of Lusignan in 1189 at the Battle of Acre, and captured by Richard I of England in 1191Events May 12 Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. September 7 Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf. The monks of Glastonbury Abbey announce that they have found the burial sites of King Arthur and hi, with combined French, British, and mercenary forces. It then became the capital of the remnant of the Kingdom of JerusalemThe Kingdom of Jerusalem was a short-lived country established in the 12th century by the First Crusade. Foundation and Early History The kingdom came into being with the Crusader capture of Jerusalem in 1099. Godfrey of Bouillon refused, however, to take. In 1229Events March 18 Sixth Crusade of Emperor Frederick II ends in truce with Sultan al-Kamil and coronation of Frederick as King of Jerusalem. Catalans capture island of Mallorca from Muslims. University of Paris strike of 1229. Foundation of the University o it was placed under the control of the Knights HospitallerThe Knights Hospitaller (the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem or Knights of Malta or Knights of Rhodes is a tradition which began as a Benedictine nursing Order founded in the 11th century based in the Holy Land, but soon became a, but was finally lost by the FranksCharlemagne or Karl der Grosse ( Charles the Great) in Frankfurt The Franks formed one of several west Germanic tribes who entered the late Roman Empire from Frisia as foederati and established a lasting realm in an area that covers part of today's France to the Mameluks in 1291Events May 10 Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of England. August 1 The Swiss Confederation is formed by Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden (the Letter of Alliance). The Sultan of Egypt Khalil captures Acre, ending the Crusader Kingdom o.