Crusades

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  • Period: Mar 13, 1095 to Jun 12, 1291

    The timeline of the crusades

  • Nov 27, 1095

    Crusade 1

    Started as a widespread pilgrimage (French and Germany) and ended as a military expedition by Roman Catholic Europe to regain the holy lands. During the crusade, knights, peasants and serfs from many nations of Western Europe travelled over land and by sea.
  • Jan 1, 1144

    Crusade 2

    *December 24th, 1144
    The capture of Edessa a crusader state was captured by the leader of Mosul, thus starting the second crusade.
    *December 1st, 1145
    The Pope Eugene proclaims the start of the second crusade
    *March 31st, 1146
    At this time St. Bernard gives a speech to recruit crusade fighters. Afterwards many join and start to fight.
    *June 1st 1146
    At this time France announced its joining of the Second Crusade
    *January 4th, 1150
    The crusade failed because the crusaders could not take out the t
  • Jan 1, 1187

    crusade 3

    1186 - The Reynald of Chantillon screws up with Saladin by attacking a muslim and stealing prisoners also saladin’s sister. That upsets the Muslim Leader who now wants to kill Reynald with his hands
    3/3/1186 City of Mosul Iraq goes to Saladin.
    August 1186 The king Jerusalem Baldwin V dies because of an illness. Because of his death his mother who was the sister of King Baldwin IV is now Queen of Jerusalem.
    AUgust, 1188 Henry II P. of England and Philip II of France met in FRance again and almost
  • Jan 1, 1204

    Crusade 4

    1202-1204 The Fourth Crusade was controlled by the Catholics and was the conquest of constantinople.
  • Jan 1, 1213

    Crusade 5

    1213 - 1221 Innocent III planned the fifth crusade for when the six year truth ended. He died and papal took over. The fifth Crusade was under control by papal from 1218 to 1221. It achieved military victories, and it failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered.
  • Jan 1, 1228

    Crusade 6

    (1228-1229) The sixth war of the Crusades was said to have been like the fifth because they had failed to gain the Holy Land. The Sixth Crusade was led by Frederick II and launched the war without a blessing from the current pope. After the war ended he was excommunicated.
  • Jan 1, 1244

    Crusade 7

    Louise IX started the 7th crusade in 1244-50
    The main objective was to free the holy land (Jerusalem) from the Turks, and to free Damaskus from the Egyptians. while they also tried to free the Syrians.
  • Jan 1, 1270

    crusade 8

    1270
    It was organized by Louis IX, sailing from Aigues-Mortes, initially to come to the aid of the remnants of the crusader states in Syria.
    It was the last crusade aimed at the Holy Land and it lasted for sixteen years. It ended with an agreement for free trade.