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Period: 1000 to 1300
Crusades Time Period
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Nov 27, 1095
Pope Urban II preaches first crusade
This first preaching was geared explicitly to the French, those all others who wished to participate were encouraged--unless of course, they were from Spain. Main effort was to help push the vision onto others. -
Aug 15, 1096
Official Start of First Crusade
Before the start of the first crusade began in the early spring/summer which crusaders massacring Jewish people. Also first waves of people crusades leave and 3 armies end up not making it past Hungary. In the early fall the second wave arriving at staggered times arrives at Constantinople, Alexius I Comnenus asks for and receives oaths of fealty and promises to return lands formerly under Byzantine control. -
Jul 15, 1099
Jerusalem
Crusaders siege and end up sacking Jerusalem, unfortunately four days later on July 19 Pope Urban the II passes away and never knows of the victory. -
1191
Richard and Philip
Richard and Philip arrive in the mideast, besiege Acre. Acre falls to Richard and Philip, who then decide who will rule Jerusalem (between Guy and Conrad), Philip then leaves and Richard seizes Arsuf and Jaffa, refortifies Ascalon -
Apr 12, 1204
Crusaders sack Constantinople
After previously having a strong resistance in April the crusaders were able to invade and sack Constantinople, this then lead to the creation of the government-in-exile that came about. -
1219
Eygpt Crusade
crusade in Egypt led by Cardinal Pelagius; he seized Damietta and tried to take Cairo but was defeated by al-Kamil, Egypt's sultan -
1228
Emperor Frederick II
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, while under papal interdict, crusades in Egypt; al-Kamil gives him Jerusalem under a treaty; Jerusalem then under interdict -
1248
6th Crusade
Louis IX of France invades Egypt; he seizes Damietta, but is defeated and captured at the Mansurah; released for ransom (and Damietta). End of Ayyubid dynasty, Mamluks now control Egypt -
1258
Mongols
Mongols under Hülegü (Genghis Khan's grandson) take Baghdad, kill the last 'Abbasid caliph; the population is massacred -
1270
7th Crusade
Seventh Crusade: Louis IX attacks Tunis later Louis IX dies near Tunis
