Timeline of Significant Events

By zulfikar
  • 1095

    Pope Urban II calls for the First Crusade.

  • Period: 1096 to 1099

    First Crusade takes place, capturing Jerusalem.

  • Period: 1147 to 1149

    Second Crusade launched in response to the fall of the County of Edessa.

  • Period: 1189 to 1192

    Third Crusade led by Richard the Lionheart against Saladin.

  • Period: 1202 to 1203

    Fourth Crusade results in the sacking of Constantinople.

  • Period: 1217 to 1221

    Fifth Crusade targets Egypt but faces failure.

  • Period: 1248 to 1254

    Sixth Crusade led by Louis IX of France.

  • 1270

    1270: Eighth Crusade, focusing on Tunis, ends with the death of Louis IX.