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Hardly, it was the Byzantine Church who appealed to the pope for help.
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Why did emperor Alexius Comnenus ask pope Urban ll for help?
Pope Urban II granted the Byzantine emperor help against the Seljuk Turks in order to liberate churches of God in eastern regions. Pope Urban II passed away before receiving news of the fall of Jerusalem.
What wrongs did the pope accuse seljuk Turks of carrying out?
The Pope accused the Seljuk Turks of invading Christian territories, desecrating holy sites, and persecuting Christian pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. He called for a Christian military expedition to restore access to the holy land, leading to the First Crusade.
Which group later took control of the Holy Land attacked pilgrims and led Pope Urban to call for the Crusades?
Seljuk Turks
Who was the first crusade between?
At the request of the Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus, Pope Urban II called for knights from western Europe to come and help the Byzantines drive the Seljuk Turks out of Palestine.
Who did the pope urban 2 want europeans to join a crusade against?
The Seljuk Turks- they were Muslims that took over the "Holy Land" - Jerusalem.
What did Pope Urban II want Europeans to do during the Middle Ages?
Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade. The purpose was to save Constantinople from the Seljuk Turks, but the goal quickly became the capture of Jerusalem and other sites holy to Christians.
When did the Byzantine emperor ask Pope Urban for knights to fight the Muslim Turks?
The Byzantine Emperor (Alexius) asked Pope Urban for Christian knights to help him fight the Muslims Turks.
What did Byzantine Emperor Alexis I ask Pope Urban to do?
The Byzantine Emperor (Alexius) asked Pope Urban for Christian knights to help him fight the Muslims Turks.
Who asked Pope Urban II to help him?
Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118) asked him for help against Muslim Turks.
The initiated a Crusade to take the Holy Land from the Turks in 1095?
pope
What city asked the pope for help fighting Muslim Turks and was an important stop on the route crusaders took?
Constantinople is the city in question.
When and who called for the first Crusade?
Pope Urban II made a very public and urgent plea in 1095 to all of Christendom after receiving a letter from the Byzantine Emperor Alexis describing the increasing danger from the Seljuk Turks, Tartars from Asia, who had already conquered the caliphate of Baghdad in 1055 and now were seeking to expand their empire into the Holy Land.
