Major+People+of+the+Crusades

=Pope Urban II=


 * Pope Urban was well known for starting the First Crusade
 * His first crusade moment started at Council of Piacenza, when in March 1095 Urban asked Alexius I Comenenus for help against the Muslims and he received and ambassador from the Byzantine Empire.
 * Pope Urban II asked Frenchman to turn their swords in favor of god and the reply from the Frenchmen was Dieu le veult which means God wills it.
 * On July 29,1099 Pope Urban II died only fourteen days after the Fall of Jerusalem to the Crusaders

Pope Urban II

=Godfrey of Bouillon=
 * Godfrey started in August of 1096 at the head of the army for Lorraine, 40,000 men strong. He lived from 1060-1100.
 * First of the crusade leaders to reach Constantinople and talk to the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenus.
 * Godfrey was active in the successful crusades of Nicaea and Antioch.
 * During Godfrey's reign he expanded his power by bringing several towns under his control

Godfrey of Boullion

=Pope Innocent III=


 * Pope Innocent III was pope from January 8, 1198 until his death which was June 16, 1216.
 * Innocent III called for the Fourth Crusade in 1198, directing the call towards knights and nobles of Europe instead of the kings.
 * He also summoned the Fourth Lateran Council in November 12, 1215.
 * It decided on a general crusade to the Holy Land.

Pope Innocent III