Urban II Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Urban II, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Italy.

7 records1088–10996 events4 places

Chronological biography

1088

Pope1088

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Vatican

Appointed Pope

1095

Council of Clermont27 November 1095

Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st · Pope · Clermont

Pope Urban II presides over the Council of Clermont and calls the First Crusade into being to free the Holy Places at Jerusalem

Declaration of War27 November 1095

Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st · Pope · Clermont

Preaches for the First Crusade at Clermont to free the Holy Places at Jerusalem. Pope Urban II presides over the Council of Clermont and calls the First Crusade into being to free the Holy Places at Jerusalem

1096

Peasants Crusade1096

Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st · Pope

The Peasants Crusade sets out from Europe

Declaration of War27 November 1096

Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st · Pope · Clermont

Urbans call to arms to recapture the holy land begins the 1st Crusade

1099

Capture of Antioch1099

Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st · Pope · Antioch

The First Crusade captures Antioch

Capture of Jerusalem1099

Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st · Pope · Jerusalem

The First Crusade captures Jerusalem

Titles and roles

Pope

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.