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| 1107 | Birth |  |
| Venice Birth of Enrico Dandolo |
| 1171 | Siege of Constantinople | |
| Constantinople Dandolo accompanies the disastrous expedition against Constantinople led by Doge Vitale Michiel during 1171-1172 |
| 1172 | Ambassador | |
| Constantinople Appointed Ambassador to Constantinople |
| 1193 | Doge | |
| 1st Jan Venice Appointed as 39th Doge of Venice, Enrico Dandolo is already old and blind, but deeply ambitious, and displays tremendous mental and (for his age) physical strength |
| 1202 | Mobilization | |
| Venice At an emotional and rousing ceremony in San Marco di Venezia, Dandolo "takes the cross" (committed himself to crusading) and was soon joined by thousands of other Venetians. Dandolo became an important leader of the crusade |
| Venice Supports the Crusades provided he receives 85,000 marks & half of the booty |
| Venice The Crusaders are stranded in Venice, unable to pay for the ships they had commissioned after fewer troops arrived than expected, Dandolo develops a plan for the crusaders' debt to be suspended if they capture Zara |
| 1202 | Siege of Zara | |
| Zara The Crusaders cannot raise 85,000 marks so Dandolo supports them if they besiege Zara |
| 15th Nov Zara Zara is besieged and captured |
| 1204 | Capture | |
| 13th April Constantinople The conquest and sack of Constantinople, an event at which Dandolo was present and in which he played a directing role |
| 1204 | Mobilization | |
| Venice Contracts to supply ships for 30,000 men, although only 10,000 volunteer |
| 1204 | Rule of Byzantine Empire | |
| 13th April Constantinople The Catholic Crusaders take permanent control of the Eastern Orthodox capital of Constantinople (or Byzantium) and established a Catholic state, the Latin Empire, the Byzantine Empire is never again as powerful |
| 1204 | Rule of Empire | |
| Constantinople Recieves a substantial part of the Byzantine Eastern Empire |
| 1204 | Siege of Constantinople | |
| 13th April Constantinople The conquest and sack of Constantinople, an event at which Dandolo was present and in which he played a directing role |
| 1205 | Battle of Adrianople | |
| Adrianople Defeated by the Bulgarian King Kaloyan |
| 1205 | Death | |
| Venice Death of Dandolo, age 97 |
