The important personalities in the first crusade
Pope Urban II (1088-1099): he launched the first crusade at Clermont in 1095.
Adhemar de Puy: Bishop of le Puy in southern France and papal legate on the crusade.
Raymond of Toulouse: Count of Toulouse and Lord of St Giles.
Bohemond of Taranto: Son of Robert Guiscard and leader of the Southern Italian Crusaders.
Godfrey of Bouillon: Duke of Lower Lotharinga, Germany.
Robert of Normandy: Son of William the Conqueror and Duke of Normandy.
Robert of Flanders: Count of Flanders.
Stephen of Blois: Count of Blois.
Hugh of Vermandois: Count of Vermandois and brother of King Phillip I of France.
Tancred of Hauteville: Bohemond of Taranto’s nephew.
Baldwin of Boulogne: Count of Boulogne, Godfrey’ of Boulougne brother.
Peter the Hermit: Charismatic preacher and self proclaimed leader of the peoples crusade.
Peter Bartholomew: Provencal visionary who ‘discovered’ the Holy lance.
Alexius I Comnenus: Emperor of Byzantine (1081- 1118): Founder of the Comneni dynasty.
Manuel Boutoumites: Greek General of Alexius Comnenus who oversaw the crusader siege of Nicaea.
Taticius: Greek guide who accompanied the crusaders to Antioch.
Thoros: Armenian ruler of the city of Edessa and who became the adoptive figure of Baldwin of Boulogne.
Kilij Arslan: Seljuq Turkish leader of the Rum in Asia Minor.
Yaghi Siyan: Governor of the city of Antioch
Duqaq of Damascus: Seljuq ruler of Damascus who led the relief muslim force to relieve the siege of Antioch.
Ridwan of Aleppo: Seljuq ruler of the city of Aleppo who led the second relief army in the siege of Antioch.
Kerbogha: Famous general and ruler of Mosul who led a massive army to relieve the siege of Antioch.
Al Afdal: Ruler of Fatimid Cairo.