Alexios I Komnenos, Emperor · Emperor who called for the Crusade

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RulerEmperor · Emperor who called for the Crusade

Alexios I Komnenosألكسيوس الأول

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The Byzantine emperor whose appeal for help led to the First Crusade.

After Manzikert he asked the Pope for soldiers against the Turks. The Pope's call in 1095 brought far larger armies than he wanted, which went on to take Jerusalem.

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