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The city of Jerusalem was lost to Saladin in 1187 and was to be held by the Christians again only from 1229 to 1244.[permanent dead link ]
Thus, even after the failure of the Third Crusade Joachim did not discard the possibility of a future military expedition to Jerusalem.
Despite its failures, the Third Crusade was by almost any measure a highly successful expedition. The Crusader Kingdom was healed of its divisions, restored to its coastal cities, and secured in a peace with its greatest enemy. Although he had failed to reclaim Jerusalem, Richard had put the Christians of the Levant back on their feet again.