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Period: 1095 to 1099
The First Crusade
Pope Urban II calls for the First crusade at the Council of Clermont speech. -
Period: 1147 to 1148
The Second Crusade
Led by European kings like Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany, ends in disappointment.. -
Period: 1187 to 1192
The Third Crusade
Philip II of France, Richard I of England (The Lionheart) and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor lead. -
Period: 1202 to 1204
The Fourth Crusade
Pope Innocent III declares the Fourth Crusade to take back Jerusalem. -
1210
The Childrens Crusade
Tens of thousands of children gathered to march to the Holy Land. -
Period: 1217 to 1272
The Crusades Five Through Nine
None of them would be very successful in terms of gaining control of the Holy Land.