-
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