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.
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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The first Crusade was started to help the Byzantines to deal with invading Seljuk Turks in modern Turkey. However an additional goal, reconquering Jerusalem and the Holy Land, soon became the primary purpose of the Crusade.
Pope Urban II agreed to help Byzantine Emperor Alexius I because he wanted to unite the Christian church and support the Byzantine Empire against Muslim invaders during the First Crusade.
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.
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Pope Urban II called for the Crusades after Emperor Alexius asked for help.
His father had also served with Alexius I Comnenus.
the Muslims had taken over Jerusalem and the Christians wanted it back so the pope called for a crusade. he said that if you fought and died you would go to heaven and that if you survived you would get to see the holy land.
The most notable people in the First Crusade included:The Council of Piacenza, which sent ambassadors for the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I who called for help defending the Turks.Later in the year the Council of Clermont and Pope Urban II organised an army against the Turks. The Pope promised that the sins of those who died would be forgiven.The leaders who led their armies against the Turks were Prince Raymond, Hugh of Vermandois who was with Robert (the son of William the Conqueror), Godfrey of Bouillon and his two brothers and Prince Bohemond.
The push for the crusades came when the Byzantine emperor Alexius I asked the Europeans for help against the Selijuk Turks, who were muslims.
The push for the crusades came when the Byzantine emperor Alexius I asked the Europeans for help against the Selijuk Turks, who were muslims.
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The first crusade was started when the Turks began to invade parts of the Byzantine empire, and the emperor of Byzantine, Alexius I, asked Pope Urban II in March of 1095 to send an army to help. The pope told all the men in Europe that if they went to the Middle East and drove the Turks back, that God would forgive all their sins and they would go to heaven no matter what.
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