First Crusade
1096–1099 Christian conquest of the Holy Land
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Summary
First Crusade is a religious war[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of religious war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,236 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Follows: People's Crusade[3]
- Followed by: Second Crusade[4]
- Location: Levant[5], Anatolia[6], Near East[7]
- Part of: Crusades[8]
- Commons category: First Crusade[9]
- Has part(s): Siege of Xerigordon[10], Siege of Nicaea[11], Battle of Dorylaeum[12], Siege of Antioch[13], Siege of Ma'arra[14], Siege of Jerusalem[15], Battle of Ascalon[16], Battle of al-Barâ[17], Siege of Arqa[18]
- Start time: 1096[19]
- End time: 1099[20]
- Point in time: 1096[21]
- Participant: Godfrey of Bouillon[22], Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse[23], list of counts of Blois[24], Eustace III, Count of Boulogne[25], County of Boulogne[26], Baldwin I of Jerusalem[27], Tancred, Prince of Galilee[28], Adhemar of Le Puy[29], Alexios I Komnenos[30], Seljuk Empire[31], Principality of Taranto[32], Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay[33], Bohemond I of Antioch[34], Robert Curthose[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:First Crusade[36]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for First Crusade include I Lombardi alla prima crociata[37], a dramatico-musical work[38].
Why It Matters
First Crusade has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for it include I Lombardi alla prima crociata[37], a dramatico-musical work[38].