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Alexios I Komnenos was the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire during the First Crusade, which occurred largely as a result of his appeals to Western Christendom for help against the tide of Islam.

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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.


Who was the Christian leader in the crusade?

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The knights of the First Crusade traveled to Constantinople by land and sea. They journeyed through various regions of Europe and the Middle East before sailing across the Mediterranean Sea to reach Constantinople, where they were received by the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I.


Who lead the third crusade?

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Which Crusade was the most successful?

The First Crusade was the only successful Crusade.


Who led the People's Crusade at the urging of the Pope?

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Who led the people crusade at the urging of the pope?

Byzantine Emperor


Who led the peoples crusade at the urging of the pope?

Byzantine Emperor


Which crusade is most successful?

The first Crusade was the most successful because the crusaders recaptured Asia MInor for an Eastern emperor named Alexius Comenus, Jerusalem, and a strip of land along the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea


When did the first crusade start?

The First Crusade took place in 1096 to 1099.


When did Pope Innocent call the fourth crusade?

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What did the pope want out of the first crusade?

The first Crusade was called as a response to a request from the Roman Emperor in Byzantium for assistance against the invading Turkish armies. It had early successes and became a movement to retake the Holy Land from Muslim armies that had occupied since the ninth-tenth centuries.