Editing Sixth Crusade (section)

=== Financing the Crusade ===
In November 1222, [[John of Brienne]] arrived at [[Brindisi]], the first king of Jerusalem to visit Europe, with multiple objectives. The treasury of the kingdom was depleted and additional funds were badly needed. He also wanted to ensure that future crusades were not hampered by the divided leadership shown in Egypt, and that the kingdom would lead such efforts. John's pleas for support at the courts of England and Spain were for naught, and the pledge he received from [[Philip II of France]] on his death-bed was from an account already allocated to the Holy Land. [[Henry III of England]] did eventually implement a levy but it is not clear that much was made from the voluntary contributions.{{sfn|Cazel|1969|pp=129–130|loc=Financing the Crusades}}

The conciliar decree ''Ad Liberandam'' published at the [[Fourth Council of the Lateran|Fourth Lateran Council]] in 1215 formed a system of public financing of Crusades.<ref>Bird, Jessalyn (2006). "Finance of Crusades". In ''The Crusades – An Encyclopedia''. pp. 431–436.</ref> The disbursements from the [[Apostolic Camera|papal camera]] formed essential aid to the crusade movement, although the monies collected by individual ''crucesignati'' remained important. While some of these funds went directly to local Crusaders, by 1220, Innocent III had consolidated distribution. Frederick did not benefit from this, and from 1221 to 1228 there was limited ecclesiastical impost directed toward his planned Crusade.{{sfn|Tyerman|2006|loc=Financing the Sixth Crusade|pp=743–743}} The funds for this imperial Sixth Crusade would have to be raised by the emperor. The gold sequestered after San Germano was quickly spent due to the delay of the crusade, and Frederick implemented a levy on Sicily beginning in 1228. He also gained financial support from Cyprus and as his new role as king of Jerusalem, but the lack of funds contributed to the small size of the Crusader army.{{sfn|Giles|1987|pp=68–99|loc=Financing and Organisation of the Imperial Crusade}}