Papal forces defeat the Imperial army in the north, driving them away from the outskirts of Latium. However, the siege of Rome continues, and word has reached the ear of many that the Sicilians have sacked Rome and killed the pope himself, and has declared himself "Rex Romanorum" and "Rex Italiae", and has declared war upon the Holy Roman Empire to take the rest of Italy. The college of Cardinals has been unable to meet and declare a new pope, and thus the Catholic Church does no longer have a head. Roger, King of Sicily, Italy, and the Romans, has declared his brother Richard d'Hautville Archbishop of Rome, although it is purely ceremonial as Roger holds the true power in Rome itself.


The army of King Roger met the Imperial Forces in the field and won a close victory, but at a rather large cost. The imperial war machine is preparing to launch a counterattack upon the new king of Italy.

The Castilian armies have finally destroyed the Almohad forces, reclaiming much of the land they lost and driving them to the brink of Iberia, after decisively defeating them in the second battle of Toledo.

The Aragon-Navarra alliance has also claimed two provinces on the east coast of Iberia, whereas the Leonese fought an indecisive battle against a small contingent of Muslim forces. The king of Portugal pushes once more into Gibraltar after defeating the Almohads near Seville.

The Forces of Jerusalem elect not to storm Cairo as of yet, and wait a little longer before attacking the newly proclaimed Caliph in his stronghold. They do not answer the call to discuss terms with the Jerusalemite king.