crusades

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  • 1054

    Constantinople

    Schims of the Christian Church into the Roman Catholic centered in the Papacy in Rome, and Greek Orthodox centered in the Byzantine capital of Constantinople
  • 1061

    Christian forces invade Sicily

    Chirsitan forces under the Normans invade and defeat Muslin ruled Sicily, but retain Muslin cutural influence under Norman rule
  • 1095

    Start the First Crusade

    Byzantine Empire request Pope Urban ii'ls help against Turkic warrior tribeswho have migrated into minor and in november 27, 1095 pope urban 2 preaches the First Crusade
  • 1096

    Crusaders reach Constantinople

    Crusaders of official First Crusade reach Constantinople, Alexius 1 Comneus accepts their oaths of loyally and pledges to return lands under Byzantine control
  • 1097

    Invasion of crusaders in one year

    Crusaders cross the Bosporus into the Asia early june 1097 crusaders arrive at nicaea while kilij arslan is way fightin his opponent danishmend june 19, 1097 nicaea surrenders to byzantine forces june 26-28,, 1097 crusaders invade asia minor
  • 1101

    New wave

    New wave of Crusaders defeated in Asia Minor
  • 1147

    The second Crusades begins

    The Second Crusade begins, which includes Crusades in parts of Muslim-ruled Spain, Eastern Germany
    and the East (Outremer in French)
    1147 Spanish Crusaders take Lisbon from Muslim rule
    1148 Crusader armies under Conrad of Germany and Louis VII of France besiege Damascus, but are turned back by
    Nur al-Din's forces
  • 1189

    Third crusade begins

    Third Crusade brings famous Crusader leaders Richard I of England, Philip II of France, and Holy Roman
    Emperor Frederick I
  • 1202

    Fourth crusade begins

    July 17, 1203 Crusaders invade and sack Byzantine capital of Constantinople, naming Alexius IV as ruler
    April 12, 1204 Crusaders take Constantinople and make Byzantine lands into a Latin Empire
  • 1217

    Last crusade

    Invasion of Egypt under the rule of al-Malik al-Kamil is led by Cardinal Pelagius; Crusaders besiege
    Damietta and try to Crusaders try take Cairo; Al-Kamil's forces and rising Nile isolates and defeats Crusader army; AlKamil provides bread and supplies to save Crusader army from starvation
    1219 Sultan al-Kamil receives Francis of Assisi at his court for interreligious discussion and allows Francis to preach;
    Francis's stay at court influences his views of Islam and faith practice