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1096
The First Crusade (1096-1099)
It was initiated by Pope Urban II. - It brought together five large noble armies from France, southern Italy and the regions of Lorraine, Burgundy and Flanders. - The crusade of the poor was led by Peter the Hermit of France. - The crusaders succeeded in taking the city of Jerusalem. - After the conclusion of the first Crusade, the European settlers in the Middle East established four states run according to the feudal system (Latin States). -
1147
Second Crusade (1147 - 1149
The emperors of France and the Germanic Empire launched a new crusade to defend the holy lands; despite the efforts of the crusaders, Sultan Saladin recovered the city of Jerusalem. -
1189
Third crusade (1189)
During the year 1189 this new offensive was led by the Germanic emperor and the kings of France and England. It failed. Jerusalem remained in the hands of the Turks. -
1204
Fourth Crusade
At the initiative of Pope Innocent II in 1204, Constantinople was stormed and the "Latin Empire" was founded. -
1217
Fifth Crusade
Andrew II, King of Hungary, attempted to seize Egypt, but failed. -
1227
Sixth Crusade:
Frederick II of Germany took Bethlehem, Nazareth and Jerusalem. -
Period: 1248 to 1254 BCE
The Seventh Crusade
was the first of two crusades led by Louis IX of France. Also known as the Crusade of Louis IX to the Holy Land, its objective was to recover the Holy Land by attacking through Egypt, the main seat of Muslim power in the Near East. -
1270
The Eighth Crusade
was the failed military campaign that the French King Louis IX carried out in Tunisia in 1270. The objective, which was not achieved, was the conversion to Christianity of the emir of the city and the extension of this religion in the bordering territory. -
1271
The Ninth Crusade
Is better known as the Crusade of Edward I of England, which is also known as an extension of the Eighth Crusade. Louis IX was left with the desire to see Jerusalem recovered by the Christians and it seemed that all was lost.