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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.
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Who was the first king to initiate a Crusade?
The pope initiated the crusades.The first pope to initiate a crusade was Pope Urban the II.
Which pope launched the first crusade in 1095?
Pope Urban II launched the first crusade in 1095
Which pope gave a speech encouraging the First Crusade?
Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade.
Where did Pope Urban II call for the first crusade?
Pope Urban II called for the first crusade at the Council of Clermont.
Who was the pope who initiated the crusades?
Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade.
When did the pope called for the First Crusade?
Pope Urban II called for the Crusade at the Council of Clermont, in the year 1095.
What was the pope's name during the first crusade?
Pope Urban the 2nd
Which pope called the crusade to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims?
Pope Urban II in the year 1095.
What was the pope called when he spoke on the First Crusade called?
Pope Urban II
Who called for the first crusade?
Pope Urban II
What did pope urban start?
He started the First Crusade.
Who was the Pope at the beginning of the Crusades?
Pope Urban II called for the first Crusade.
