Smyrniote crusades | |||||||||
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Part of the Crusades | |||||||||
![]() 19th-century representation of the death of the crusade's leaders in 1345, by Giuseppe Gatteri | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Republic of Venice Knights Hospitaller Kingdom of Cyprus Dauphiné of Viennois Papal States | Beylik of Aydin | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Henry of Asti † Pietro Zeno † Martino Zaccaria † Hugh IV of Cyprus Humbert II of Viennois |
Umur Beg † (1343–1348) Hızır Beg (1348–1351) |
The Smyrniote crusades (1343–1351) were two Crusades sent by Pope Clement VI against the Beylik of Aydin under Umur Bey which had as their principal target the coastal city of Smyrna in Asia Minor. The crusade was mostly successful in restricting piracy and leading to Umur's death and Smyrna remained in Latin hands until 1402.[1][2]
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