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The Crusades, c1095–1204

Louis VII, Conrad III and the Second Crusade

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Recall questions on the calling of the crusade after Edessa fell, the rivalry of the two kings, their dealings with Manuel I, and the four-day failure at Damascus.

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Which two European kings led the main royal armies of the Second Crusade?

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Who called the Second Crusade, and in what year?

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What tensions arose between Louis VII and Conrad III?

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  1. 1

    Which two European kings led the main royal armies of the Second Crusade?

    Model answer

    King Louis VII of France and King Conrad III of Germany (with local ruler Baldwin III of Jerusalem).

  2. 2

    The Second Crusade's disastrous 1148 siege targeted which city?

    Model answer

    Damascus.

  3. 3

    Who called the Second Crusade, and in what year?

    Model answer

    Pope Eugenius III, in the bull Quantum praedecessores of 1145, reissued in 1146.

  4. 4

    What tensions arose between Louis VII and Conrad III?

    Model answer

    Personal and political rivalry between the French and German courts meant the two armies marched separately, did not coordinate, and each suspected the other of seeking the greater share of glory.

  5. 5

    How did relations with Manuel I of Byzantium affect the Second Crusade?

    Model answer

    Manuel was suspicious of the large western armies crossing his territory, provided limited supplies and made a truce with the Seljuks, and the crusaders in turn accused him of betrayal.

  6. 6

    What happened to Conrad III's army in Asia Minor?

    Model answer

    It was badly defeated by the Seljuks near Dorylaeum in 1147, losing most of its strength before it ever reached the crusader states.

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