Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118) asked him for help against Muslim Turks.
Pope Urban II called for the Crusades after Emperor Alexius asked for help.
Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade.
Pope Urban II asked Christians to take up arms and join the Crusades to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim control.
Pope Urban II called for the first Crusade.
Pope Urban II ordered the Crusades in response to a request for help from the Byzantine Emperor and to reclaim Jerusalem from Muslim control.
Pope Urban II asked Christians to join the Crusades and reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim control during his speech at the Council of Clermont.
Pope Urban II died July 29, 1099.
No, Pope Urban II was never married and had no children.
Pope Urban II was a Catholic, as were all the popes.
Paschal II.
Pope Urban II did not marry.
Odo of Lagery was the original name of Pope Urban II.