There was not a unified leader of the Muslims. The Muslim peoples were split into a number of different groups, and not one collective body.
Leaders that were important in the First Crusade from the Muslim side would probably be Kilij Arslan and Danishmend.
Who's Salidin
I tyink he answer to "who was the french leader of the second crusade" is Louis VII.
They went on the second crusade to retaliate against the Muslim counterattack in the Holy Land.
The Second Crusade took place between 1147 and 1149. It was launched in response to the fall of the County of Edessa to the Muslim forces, with European Christians attempting to reconquer the lost territory in the Holy Land. Despite initial successes, the crusade ultimately ended in failure.
Well apparently it is called the noble crusade because everyone who went on the first crusade and the noble crusade were noble
The second crusade was called in 1145 and ended in 1149. There is a link to an article on it below.
The Muslim defenders soundly defeated the Christian crusaders who were attempting to capture Damascus. The crusaders returned to their homelands with the remnants of their armies, and that was the end of the Second Crusade.
The main difference between the First Crusade and the Second Crusade is that the Christian forces successfully captured Jerusalem and surrounding lands in the First Crusade and experienced heavy losses in the Second Crusade. Both crusades were formed to reconquer Muslim lands that had been previously Christian and/or Jewish.
The leader of the Muslims during the Second Crusade was Salah ad-Din, commonly known as Saladin. He played a crucial role in recapturing Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187, which was after the Second Crusade but is often associated with the broader conflicts during the Crusader period. Saladin is renowned for his military acumen and his chivalrous conduct towards both his enemies and his own troops. His leadership helped solidify Muslim resistance against the Crusader states.
The goal of the Second Crusade was to recapture the city of Edessa in the Holy Land, which had been lost to Muslim forces. It was also intended to reinforce the Kingdom of Jerusalem and secure other Christian territories in the region.
Pierre l'Ermite
The second crusade, in response to the fall of the county of Edessa (the first cursader state to be founded and the first to fall), was announced by pope Eugene III. This crusade was called the king's crusade, because of the protagonism of various European monarchs, namely Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany.