Historedia
Episode 3 of 4

Call for Crusade

When
April 1481
Where
Papal States
Part of
Ottoman Invasion of Otranto and the Martyrs of Otranto

Pope Sixtus IV calls for Italian crusade

In April 1481, Pope Sixtus IV called for an Italian crusade to liberate Otranto from Ottoman control. This led to a coordinated Christian military response involving multiple Italian states.

Sources

  1. Ottoman conquest of Otranto Wikipedia
  2. Pope Sixtus IV Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19

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