The Crusades weakened
the feudal nobility and increased the power of kings.
The Crusades were launched by Pope Urban II, not Pope Urban III.
The Christians went on Crusades to liberate Jerusalem from Muslim control, after being told to do so by the Pope in Rome. The Crusades were a failure and the Muslims controlled Jerusalem until WWI, when the British got control of the region.
They wanted to gain power since they asked the pope for help
The Crusaders were greedy because they wanted power and did not obey the pope because of there greed.
The name of the pope that urged people to join the crusades was Pope Urban II.
the pope was pope urban II and the crusades started in 1096.
Pope Urban II
The Pope triggered the crusades by ordering the crusaders to trig.
clermont
pope urbanII
He called for the Crusades from Clermont, France.
Pope Clement V moved the papal over losses during the Crusades.