The Battle of Nicopolis in September 1396 CE, also known as the Nicopolis Crusade, was an attempt by French, Hungarian, and other European allies to curb the threat of the Ottoman Turks as they pressed ever westwards into Europe. https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Nicopolis/ #History #BattleofNicopolis #Crusades

The Crusades were a series of military campaigns organised by popes and Christian western powers to take Jerusalem and the Holy Land back from Muslim control and then defend those gains. https://www.worldhistory.org/Crusades/ #History #AlbigensianCrusade #BattleofHattin #BattleofNicopolis

The father & husband of #MarieDeCoucy were both captured at the #BattleOfNicopolis & died in subsequent plague outbreaks: Enguerrand in prison, Henri on the way home after ransom. Marie inherited vast estates, including the mighty castle of #Coucy, then spent years in land disputes with her stepmother & sisters as well as powerful outsiders. When she died suddenly, poisoning was rumoured but unproven. 🧵 7/
One of many evocative images at http://coucy.cpa.free.fr/
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