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Pope Urban II

Type Figure Region Rome Time 1042–1099 Also known as Urban II

Urban II (c. 1042–1099) was the 159th Roman pope, from the French Cluniac monastic tradition.…

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  1. c. 1070–1088Cluny and Rome · LazioUrban, originally Odo, came from a French noble family, entered the Cluniac order, served as abbot and as cardinal under Pope Gregory VII, and took part in church reform and the Investiture Controversy.
  2. 1088–1095Rome · RomeElected pope in 1088, consolidating the Gregorian reform line, continuously contending with Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV and his heirs over investiture and church independence, and reforming church discipline and monastic order.
  3. 1095–1099Clermont · AuvergneResponding to a request for aid from Byzantine Emperor Alexios I, at the Council of Clermont in 1095 he called on the faithful to take up arms on pilgrimage, to aid Eastern Christians and recover the Holy Land. He then dispatched papal legates and preachers to promote responses across regions, launching the First Crusade.

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