Explore 38 historical events from 1090–1099.
Minna of Worms was a Jewish businesswoman and martyr, killed by antisemitic Christians. She was an influential Jewish person, being a significant moneylender with clients and frien…
Minna of Worms, Jewish martyr killed during the Worms massacre (1096)
The Battle of Levounion was the first decisive Byzantine victory of the Komnenian restoration. On 29 April 1091, an invading force of Pechenegs was crushed by the combined forces o…
Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos
Sikelgaita was a Lombard princess, the daughter of Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno and second wife of Duke Robert Guiscard of Apulia. Her heritage made her a vital asset to Robert's g…
Sikelgaita, duchess of Apulia (born c
Emicho is a masculine Germanic given name. It may refer to:Members of the noble family of the Emichones Emicho (crusader), also known as Emicho of Flonheim or Emicho of Leiningen, …
Count Emicho enters Mainz, where his followers massacre Jewish citizens
Remigius de Fécamp was an 11th-century religious leader. He was a Benedictine monk who was a supporter of William the Conqueror and was appointed Bishop of Dorchester and Bishop of…
Remigius de Fécamp, English monk and bishop
Liutold of Eppenstein was Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Verona from 1077 until his death.
Liutold of Eppenstein, duke of Carinthia
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages…
First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany
The Archdiocese of Pisa is a Latin Church metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Pisa, Italy. It was founded in the 4th century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on…
The Diocese of Pisa is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Urban II
Peter Bartholomew was a French soldier and mystic who was part of the First Crusade as part of the army of Raymond of Saint-Gilles. Peter was initially a servant to William, Lord o…
Peter Bartholomew (born 1061)
The siege of Nicaea was the first major battle of the First Crusade, taking place from 14 May to 19 June 1097. The city was under the control of the Seljuk Turks who opted to surre…
The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade
Peter Bartholomew was a French soldier and mystic who was part of the First Crusade as part of the army of Raymond of Saint-Gilles. Peter was initially a servant to William, Lord o…
Peter Bartholomew (born 1061)
Pope Urban II, otherwise known as Odo of Châtillon or Otho de Lagery, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 March 1088 to his death. He is best …
Pope Urban II (born 1042)
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages…
First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages…
First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final assault of a…
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages…
First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem.
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages…
First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by…
Pope Paschal II, born Raniero Raineri di Bleda, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 August 1099 to his death in 1118. A monk of the Abbey of Cluny…
Election of Pope Paschal II following the death of pope Urban II in the previous month.
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages…
First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon: Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by…
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns launched by the papacy between 1095 and 1291 against Muslim rulers for the recovery and defence of the Holy Land, as part of a wide…
Crusades: Fatimid forces under al-Afdal Shahanshah began retreating to Egypt after the Battle of Ascalon, concluding…
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages…
First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages…
After a five-month siege during the First Crusade, the Crusaders seize Antioch
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages…
Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch
Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, was an Anglo-Norman aristocrat and member of the House of Bellême. He was also known as Hugh the Red.
Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
Adhemar de Monteil was one of the principal figures of the First Crusade and was bishop of Puy-en-Velay from before 1087. He was the chosen representative of Pope Urban II for the …
Adhemar of Le Puy, French papal legate
The siege of Nicaea was the first major battle of the First Crusade, taking place from 14 May to 19 June 1097. The city was under the control of the Seljuk Turks who opted to surre…
The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade
The Battle of Dorylaion or Dorylaeum took place during the First Crusade on 1 July 1097 between the crusader forces and the Seljuk Turks, near the city of Dorylaion in Anatolia. Th…
Battle of Dorylaeum: Crusaders led by prince Bohemond of Taranto defeat a Seljuk army led by sultan Kilij Arslan I.
Agnes of Aquitaine was a queen consort of Navarre. She was a daughter of William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine, and his third wife, Hildegarde of Burgundy.
Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages…
First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany
Emicho is a masculine Germanic given name. It may refer to:Members of the noble family of the Emichones Emicho (crusader), also known as Emicho of Flonheim or Emicho of Leiningen, …
Count Emicho enters Mainz, where his followers massacre Jewish citizens
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages…
Starting date of the First Crusade as set by Pope Urban II.
Minna of Worms was a Jewish businesswoman and martyr, killed by antisemitic Christians. She was an influential Jewish person, being a significant moneylender with clients and frien…
Minna of Worms, Jewish martyr killed during the Worms massacre (1096)
Majd ad-Dīn Usāma ibn Murshid ibn ʿAlī ibn Munqidh al-Kināni al-Kalbī or Ibn Munqidh was a medieval Arab Muslim poet, author, faris (knight), and diplomat from the Banu Munqidh dyn…
Usama ibn Munqidh, Muslim poet, author and faris (Knight) (died 1188)
Sophia of Hungary, a member of the royal Árpád dynasty, was a Margravine of Istria and Carniola from about 1062 until 1070, by her first marriage with Margrave Ulric I, as well as …
Sophia of Hungary (born c
Robert the Lotharingian was a priest who became Bishop of Hereford following the Norman Conquest of England. His writings serve as one of the best sources for information on the pr…
Robert, bishop of Hereford