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Medieval era · 1147 – 1149

Second Crusade

The Second Crusade (1147–1149) was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the Seljuk forces of Zengi. The county had been founded during the First Crusade (1096–1099) by Baldwin in 1098. While it was the first Crusader state to be founded, it was also the first to fall.

Second Crusade
Second Crusade · William Robert Shepherd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1147 – 1149
Where
Iberian Peninsula
Era
Medieval

Topics

Crusades1095 – 1291Egypt2,800 BCE – todayIsrael1,457 BCE – todaySpain264 BCE – today

Before and after

Siege of Edessa1144Battle of Dorylaeum1147Show on timeline

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