Leaders of Crusades

Crusades were wars between Christians and Moslems
Jerusalem is a Holy place of significance to both the Christian and Moslem religions.
So , the original target of Crusades was to free the city of Jerusalem from the hold of Moslems .
--------------------
1096 - 1099
The First Crusade:
led by Count Raymond IV of Toulouse and proclaimed by many wandering preachers, notably Peter the Hermit
! The First Crusade conquered Jerusalem

--------------------
1144 -1155
The Second Crusade:
led by Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III and by King Louis VII of France


--------------------
1187 -1192
The Third Crusade:
led by Richard the Lionheart of England, Philip II of France, and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. Richard I made a truce with Saladin


--------------------
1202 -1204
The Fourth Crusade:
led by Fulk of Neuil French/Flemish advanced on Constantinople


--------------------
1212
The Children's Crusade:
led by a French peasant boy, Stephen of Cloyes


--------------------
1217 - 1221
The Fifth Crusade:
led by King Andrew II of Hungary, Duke Leopold VI of Austria, John of Brienne


--------------------
1228 - 1229
The Sixth Crusade:
led by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II


--------------------
1248 - 1254
The Seventh Crusade:
led by Louis IX of France


--------------------
1270
The Eighth Crusade:
led by Louis IX of France

--------------------
1271 - 1272
The Ninth Crusade:
led by Prince Edward (later Edward I of England)