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Departure of the Princes' Crusade

Type Event Region Western Europe Time 1096

In the summer and autumn of 1096, following Pope Urban II's call and the disastrous defeat of the People's Crusade, the main crusader armies led by W…

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  1. 1096France and Lorraine · FranceAfter news of the People's Crusade's setbacks reached Europe, Western European nobles intensified recruitment and provisioning; lords such as Godfrey, Raymond, and Bohemond each assembled their own armies.
  2. 1096Western Europe to the Byzantine frontier · Western EuropeThe various noble crusader armies successively left Western Europe, advancing eastward through Hungary, the Balkans, and other regions, with the aim of crossing Asia Minor and recovering the Holy Land with Byzantine assistance.

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