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Period: 500 to
Key Figures
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Aug 15, 1042
Pope Urban ll
Urban II (1042-1099) was pope from 1088 to 1099.
Declared first crusade -
Aug 14, 1122
Fredeick Barbarossa
Nationality: German
Also Known by the Nickname: Barbarossa, or Red-Beard
Lifespan: 1122 - 1190
Frederick Barbarossa was the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany from 1152-1190 -
Aug 14, 1137
Saladin
Nationality: A Kurd. Saladin came from Kurdistan which is now in present day northern Iraq
Also Known as: Salah Ad-din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub. The name Salah ad Din means "Righteousness of the Faith"
Religion: Saladin was a Muslim
Lifespan: 1137 - 1193
Captured the cross in battle of patrid -
Aug 15, 1254
Marco Polo
Nationality: Italian - Marco Polo was born in Venice
Also Known by the Nickname:
Lifespan: 1254-1324 -
Aug 14, 1270
William Wallace
Nationality: Scottish
Also Known by the Nickname: Braveheart
Lifespan: 1270 – 1305 -
Aug 14, 1400
Johann Gutenberg
Nationality: German
Lifespan: c1400 - 1468
Date of Birth: He was born c1400 - his exact date of birth is unknown -
Aug 14, 1412
Joan of Arc
Nationality: French
Also Known by the Nickname: The Maid of Orleans and La Pucelle
Lifespan: 1412 - 1431 -
Robin Hood
Nationality: English
Also Known as: Robin of Sherwood,
Lifespan: The Life of Robin Hood was set in the era when King Richard the Lionheart went to the crusades leaving his brother John as Regent
1635–1702
