1130-1149 The Second Crusade
This twenty year period covers the reign of King Henry I of England and the Second Crusade to the Holy Land in 1147.
Henry I ofEngland
died in 1135 and was succeeded by Stephen.
Lothaire III was King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, and Innocent II was the Pope inRome .
Pope Innocent II had to deal with an antipope in Rome so he fled to France where he garnered support and in 1133 he and Lothaire III marched on Rome, but then another antipope emerged and with the aid of Roger II, Count of Sicily -- whom he crowned 'king' -- he held a shaky control over Rome.
His successor, Pope Celestine II, died in 1244, and the next Pope, Lucius II, again turned to Roger of Sicily for support against a new political secularist body inRome .
Pope Lucius II died in battle against the Romans -- his 'flock' -- in 1245 and his successor Eugene III tried to divert attention by promoting another crusade.
The Second Crusade took place in 1147 and lasted for two years.
Henry I of
Lothaire III was King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, and Innocent II was the Pope in
Pope Innocent II had to deal with an antipope in Rome so he fled to France where he garnered support and in 1133 he and Lothaire III marched on Rome, but then another antipope emerged and with the aid of Roger II, Count of Sicily -- whom he crowned 'king' -- he held a shaky control over Rome.
His successor, Pope Celestine II, died in 1244, and the next Pope, Lucius II, again turned to Roger of Sicily for support against a new political secularist body in
Pope Lucius II died in battle against the Romans -- his 'flock' -- in 1245 and his successor Eugene III tried to divert attention by promoting another crusade.
The Second Crusade took place in 1147 and lasted for two years.
Labels: 1130, crusades, henry i, innocent ii, lothaire iii, roger ii
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