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He was pope from 12 March 1088 until his death on 29 July 1099. He started the first crusade and set up the modern day Roman Curia. He died 14 days after the fall of Jerusalem to the crusaders.
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It was from November 18 to November 28, 1905 at Clermont (France). Pope Urban II gave a speech on November 27 which was the start of the first crusade.
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The first crusade (1096-1099) happened in the near east. It was a military expedition by Roman Catholic Europe to recover some holy lands that Muslim had conquered.
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The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15 (during the first crusade). It is notable beacuse of the massacre that followed in which much of Jerusalem´s population died.
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Edessa was conquered by the Turks and that led to the Second Crusade.
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The Second Crusade (1145-1149) was the second major crusade, it started in response to the fall of the Country of Edessa.
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Pope Eugene III was pope from 1145 to 1153 when he died the 8 of July. He was the one who announced the second crusade.
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The Siege of Lisbon (1 July 1147- 24 October 1147) was the military action that brought Lisbon under Portuguese control.
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The Third Crusade started at 1189 and ended at 1192, it is also known as the King´s Crusade.
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He was the king of England, and he also ruled as Duke of Normandy. He was a central Christian commander during the third crusade. He is also known as Richart the Lionheart.
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It was one of the first confrontations of the Third Crusade.
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It was signed in 1192 by Saladin and Richard the Lionheart. It said that Jerusalem would remain under Muslim control, but it would be open to Christian pilgrimages.
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He was Pope from 8 January 1198 until his death in 1216. He made a critical decision which was organizing the Fourth Crusade.
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Its original purpose was to conquer Jerusalem (conquered by Muslims), but instead of doing that, they invaded and sacked Constantinople.
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It destroyed parts of Constantinople and it was captured by Western Europeans and Venetian Crusaders.
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He was the leader of the fourth crusade. When the original leader died, he was chosen as the new leader. He was murdered the 4th of September 1206.
