Important+People+of+the+Crusades

=Pope Urban II=

Pope Urban II preached about the beginning of the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont in 1095. His sermon called those in attendance to action against the Seljuk Turks. In doing this, he hoped to increase his own power as well as heal the Roman and Byzantine split.

= Salah al-Din =

Salah al-Din, also known as Saladin, was a major Muslim leader in the Third Crusade. During the Third Crusade, he was responsible for the recapture of Jerusalem. Afterwards, he and Richard the Lionheart signed the Treaty of Ramla, which declared that Jerusalem would stay under Muslim control, but Christians would be allowed admittance into the city,

=Richard the Lionheart= Richard the Lionheart was a Christian leader in the Third Crusade. During that Crusade, he held 2,700 Muslims hostage. For fear his campaign could not advance with these prisoners in train, he ordered they all be killed. In 1192, along nwith Saladin, he signed the Treaty of Ramla.

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