CRUSADES

Guglielmo Embriaco, having arrived tempestuously in 1099 at the siege of Jerusalem, using the wood from the ships, got useful material to build the weapons necessary to conquer the Holy City. The Crusades were a great business deal for the Genoese. Not only for the colonies that they went to start in the Orient but also for the orders for the consruction of ships. Luigi IX the King of France had them build numerous ships. Guglielmo Boccanegra, when he left the city because he was hated, moved to Aigues Mortes in Provence where he built, by order of the King, the fortified city, still to day an example of medieval architecture.
Casalino Pierluigi, on January 17th 2014