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Explore the lives of key figures in the First Crusade - their roles, rivalries, and religious fervor. Dive into their journeys to Jerusalem and the impact they had on history.
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Adhemar, Bishop of Le Puy Apostolic legate Spiritual leader of the First Crusade Died August 1098, prior to the capture of Jerusalem
Raymond of Toulouse • Fought against the Moors in Spain before 1096. • deeply religious • Crusade leader after Adhemar’s death • Rivalry with Bohemond
Bohemond of Taranto • Son of Robert Guiscard • served under his father in on the Byzantine Empire (1080–1085) • Prince of Antioch
Peter the Hermit Peter the Hermit, a priest of Amiens, who may, as Anna Comnena says, have attempted to go on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem before 1096, and have been prevented by the Turks from reaching his destination. He soon leapt into fame as an emotional revivalist preacher: his very ass became an object of popular adoration; and thousands of peasants eagerly took the cross at his bidding.
Walter the Penniless • Lieutenant to Peter the Hermit on the People's Crusade
King William II of England • King of England from 1087 until 1100, with powers over Normandy, and influence in Scotland.
Philip I of France • Philip I (23 May 1052 – 29 July 1108), was King of France from 1060 to his death.