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Siege of Nicea
Alexius I had made a separate peace with the Turks and now claimed the city for the Byzantine Empire.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Nicea in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Alexius I had made a separate peace with the Turks and now claimed the city for the Byzantine Empire.
Godfrey and his knights of Lorraine played a minor role in the siege of Nicaea, with Bohemond successfully commanding much of the action.
Just as the Crusaders were about to storm the city, they suddenly noticed the Byzantine flag flying from atop the city walls.
These secret dealings were a sign of things to come in terms of relations between Crusaders and Byzantines.
Bohemund, Tancred, Raymond IV & Robert II of Flanders begin the siege of Nicea
The Turks surrender
The French knight Walter the Penniless (Gautier sans avoir) is killed after having led hordes through Europe and Asia in what will be called the Peasants Crusade
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