Pope Urban II (1088-1099):<\/b>\u00a0he launched the first crusade at Clermont in 1095.<\/p>\n
Adhemar de Puy<\/b>: Bishop of le Puy in southern France and papal legate on the crusade.<\/p>\n
Raymond of Toulouse<\/b>: Count of Toulouse and Lord of St Giles.<\/p>\n
Bohemond of Taranto<\/b>: Son of Robert Guiscard and leader of the Southern Italian Crusaders.<\/p>\n
Godfrey of Bouillon<\/b>: Duke of Lower Lotharinga, Germany.<\/p>\n
Robert of Normandy<\/b>: Son of William the Conqueror and Duke of Normandy.<\/p>\n
Robert of Flanders<\/b>: Count of Flanders.<\/p>\n
Stephen of Blois<\/b>: Count of Blois.<\/p>\n
Hugh of Vermandois<\/b>: Count of Vermandois and brother of King Phillip I of France.<\/p>\n
Tancred of Hauteville<\/b>: Bohemond of Taranto\u2019s nephew.<\/p>\n
Baldwin of Boulogne<\/b>: Count of Boulogne, Godfrey\u2019 of Boulougne brother.<\/p>\n
Peter the Hermit<\/b>: Charismatic preacher and self proclaimed leader of the peoples crusade.<\/p>\n
Peter Bartholomew<\/b>: Provencal visionary who \u2018discovered\u2019 the Holy lance.<\/p>\n
Alexius I Comnenus:<\/b>\u00a0Emperor of Byzantine (1081- 1118): Founder of the Comneni dynasty.<\/p>\n
Manuel Boutoumites<\/b>: Greek General of Alexius Comnenus who oversaw the crusader siege of Nicaea.<\/p>\n
Taticius<\/b>: Greek guide who accompanied the crusaders to Antioch.<\/p>\n
Thoros<\/b>: Armenian ruler of the city of Edessa and who became the adoptive figure of Baldwin of Boulogne.<\/p>\n
Kilij Arslan<\/b>:\u00a0<\/b>Seljuq Turkish leader of the Rum in Asia Minor.<\/p>\n
Yaghi Siyan<\/b>: Governor of the city of Antioch<\/p>\n
Duqaq of Damascus<\/b>: Seljuq ruler of Damascus who led the relief muslim force to relieve the siege of Antioch.<\/p>\n
Ridwan of Aleppo<\/b>: Seljuq ruler of the city of Aleppo who led the second relief army in the siege of Antioch.<\/p>\n
Kerbogha<\/b>: Famous general and ruler of Mosul who led a massive army to relieve the siege of Antioch.<\/p>\n
Al Afdal<\/b>: Ruler of Fatimid Cairo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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