EVENTS OF THE SECOND CRUSADE Flashcards
when did Eugenius III issue the papal bull, Quantum Praedecessores
in December 1145 and again in March 1146
which king in europe was first to accept the bull
Louis VII
who did Louis VII call for to preach the crusade through europe
Bernard of Clairvaux
when did a few thousand ‘take the cross’ at Vezelay
31st march 1146
where did Bernard of Calirvaux tour for 7 months in summer 1146
Germany
which other king did Bernard of Clairvaux convince to join
Conrad III of germany
when did Conrad III vow to take the crusade
27th december 1146
who did Conrad III’s barons fear, meaning they didn’t want to crusade
The Neighbouring Slavs
why were conrad’s barons scared of the slavs
they had invaded and rebelled often
what did Conrad III authorise to appease his barons
The Wendish Crusade
when did the Wendish crusade receive crusading privileges
April 1147
which other type of ‘crusade’ was also given crusading privileges
the Spanish reconquistadores
Eugenius backed an expedition to where in June 1147
Almeria
which leader attacked Byzantium upon arrival
Roger II of Sicily
who was the leader of Byzantium at the time
Manuel I
who did Manuel make peace with for 12 years to defend Byzantium against the normans
The Seljuqs
when did the kings reach Byzantium
September/October 1147
who in particular had not called for the crusade
Manuel I, the Byzantine Emperor
who knew that the Normans were not particularly favourable to his cause
Manuel I
to Manuel, what did the ill-disciplined crusaders threaten
Byzantium’s safety
where did further crusading assistance come from
Dartmouth in England
which city did the English assistance help to capture
Lisbon
when was lisbon captured
October 1147
which king left byzantium first, leaving behind the other king
Conrad III
which route did conrad III choose to take
the overland route, the same as the one taken on the first crusade
Conrad iii’s army had a dispute upon reaching which place
Nicaea
who was the leader of conrad iii’s infantry
Otto of Freising
what happened to conrad iii’s infantry after the dispute at Nicaea
the began to take Manuels coastal route
following the departure of the infantry, where was conrad iii’s remaining army destroyed
Dorylaeum
when was conrad iii’s remaining army destroyed
25th october 1147
who was the leader of the turks at the 2nd battle of Dorylaeum
Mesud I
who did the germans blame for the destruction of their army at dorylaeum
Manuel I and the Byzantines
who did choose to take Manuel i’s recommended route
Louis VII
when did Louis vii and his army reach mount cadmus
January 1148
when did the battle of mount cadmus take place
6th of January 1148
who also led the turks at the battle of mount cadmus
Mesud I
which notable anglo-norman noble was killed at mount cadmus
William de Warrene
upon realising his forces were significantly weakened, what did Louis VII decide in order to reach antioch
To travel by sea
why was most of Louis Vii’s infantry left behind when they took to sea
Becuase their fleet was so small
when did Louis vii reach antioch
March 1148
which leader urged louis vii to attack aleppo upon his arrival at antioch
Raymond of Poitiers(Antioch)
what did louis vii instead choose to do when asked to attack aleppo
he refused and continued to march to Jerusalem
who did Louis vii refuse to help which lost the crusaders his support
Raymond of Tripoli
when did Louis vii and conrad iii meet with Baldwin iii
24 June 1148
what was the meeting between the 3 kings known as
the Council of Acre
which city did the crusaders naively decide to attack
Damascus
which 2 leaders were the frankish barons divided between supporting
Baldwin iii and his mother, Melisende
when did the crusaders arrive at Damascus
24th July 1148, exactly a month after the Council of Acre
how long did the siege of Damascus last for
4 days
where did the frankish barons convince the 2 kings to go to which ultimately cost the siege
the Arid East - no water supply in the Hot Weather meant no army could survive there
when did the crusaders withdraw from damascus
28th July 1148
who wanted to cut his losses and try and attack Ascalon
Conrad iii
