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Pope Urban II

1095 · 11th century · Also known as Urban II

Pope Urban II was bishop of Rome from 1088 to 1099. In 1095, responding to an appeal from the Byzantine emperor Alexios I framed around the Seljuk threat, he launched the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. The Crusades that followed were partly a consequence of the Seljuk Empire's advance into Anatolia after Manzikert.

Pope Urban II
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Seljuk EmpireMilitaryCounty of ToulouseSocioeconomyKingdom of JerusalemFoundation

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County of AuvergneCounty of Sicily

Great speeches

Pope Urban II at Clermont27 November 1095

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