The crusades

The First 3 Crusades

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  • First Crusade begins
    Apr 1, 1096

    First Crusade begins

    The People's Crusade - Freeing the Holy Lands. 1st Crusade led by Count Raymond IV of Toulouse and proclaimed by many wandering preachers, notably Peter the Hermit
  • Period: Apr 1, 1096 to Apr 1, 1099

    The first crusade

    The People's Crusade - Freeing the Holy Lands. 1st Crusade led by Count Raymond IV of Toulouse and proclaimed by many wandering preachers, notably Peter the Hermit
  • The first Crusade ends
    Apr 1, 1099

    The first Crusade ends

  • Second Crusade begins
    Apr 1, 1144

    Second Crusade begins

    Crusaders prepared to attack Damascus. 2nd crusade led by Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III and by King Louis VII of France
  • Period: Apr 1, 1144 to Apr 1, 1155

    The second crusade

    Crusaders prepared to attack Damascus. 2nd crusade led by Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III and by King Louis VII of France
  • Second crusade ends
    Apr 1, 1155

    Second crusade ends

  • Third crusade begins
    Apr 1, 1187

    Third crusade begins

    3rd Crusade led by Richard the Lionheart of England, Philip II of France, and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. Richard I made a truce with Saladin
  • Period: Dec 30, 1187 to Dec 31, 1192

    The Third Crusade

    3rd Crusade led by Richard the Lionheart of England, Philip II of France, and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. Richard I made a truce with Saladin
  • Third crusade ends
    Apr 1, 1192

    Third crusade ends