Andalusian Crusade

The Andalusian Crusade was an unsuccessful military campaign led by the Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I Carolingian and his heir Crown Prince Philip of Francia. With the blessing of the Pope, the Imperial forces forged an alliance with Iberian Christian Kings, hoping to expel Andalusians from the northern parts of Iberia.

The campaign culminated in a pyrrhic, yet decisive Andalusian victory over the Imperial armies at the Battle of Balansiyah on 23 September 1443, during which the Emperor and his son were killed.

After the battle, a white peace was signed by Imperial representatives from Aachen on the 2nd of October 1443. Neither side had the resources nor the will to keep fighting, though the repatriation of Emperor Francis' and Prince Philip's remains to Francia was a hotly contested topic.

The economic and political impact the Andalusian Crusade had was so immense that it resulted in the Frankish Succession Crisis and the Andalusian Civil War.