Talk:Baldwin II, Latin Emperor

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Holy Crown of Jesus Christ

Image caption on article: The Holy Crown of Jesus Christ was bought by Louis IX from Baldwin II. It is preserved today in a 19th-century reliquary, in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris.

Image caption on Wikimedia: A second reliquary from 1862, designed by Viollet-le-Duc preserved at Notre-Dame Cathedral.

Former seems to suggest it's the original crown which is pictured, while Wikimedia caption suggest there may not even be a relation between the two outside the abstracts it represents (probably quite differently, assuming 1800s version isn't straight replica). 66.87.114.87 (talk) 18:09, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Battle with Mongols

The article states that: "His efforts met with success, and in 1240 he returned to Constantinople (through Germany and Hungary) at the head of a considerable army. Circumstances hindered him from accomplishing anything with this help"

In the article about Subotai the Mongol general is is stated that: -"By early 1242, Subutai was discussing plans to invade the Holy Roman Empire, when news came of the death of Ögedei Khan and a revolt by the Cumans in Russia. Over the objections of Subutai, the Mongol princes withdrew the army to Mongolia for the election of a new Great Khan." -"On the way out of Europe, the Mongols plundered the yet untouched lands of Bulgaria and encountered the army of Baldwin II, Latin Emperor of Constantinople. Though Baldwin defeated a small skirmishing force, he was apparently lured into overconfidence and suffered a severe defeat."

Might it be so that the Mongol battle was the hindering circumstance? Because whenever the mongols won a battle, they destroyed the defeated army to the last man... Drakoniam (talk) 02:46, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]