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The Crusades were launched by Pope Urban II, not Pope Urban III.
He called for the Crusades from Clermont, France.
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Pope Urban II called for the Crusades after Emperor Alexius asked for help.
A Crusade was made so that the they could get land from the Muslims control. The knights were called from the Pope Urban II because they were told it was a religious duty
the Crusades was for the Crusader leaders to gain more political support in their home countries in their efforts to be reigned.The preaching of Pope Urban II also is an excellent cause for the Crusades. The phrase "God wills It." is spoken by him and remembered throughout the Crusades.The tendency to get political control of the city of Jerusalem
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Pope Urban II proposed the crusades which lasted for approximately 200 years.
In the beginning (the first Crusades) Christianity was the entire reason for the Crusades. They were called for by Pope Urban II (the lead "Christian" at the time) mainly to recapture the Holy Land Jerusalem (Palestine at the time) from Muslim control. There were other factors too, including wealth and forgiveness of sins.