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 | | Unlike the First Crusade, the new venture attracted Royalty, such as Eleanor of Aquitaine, the queen; Thierry of Alsace, Count of Flanders; Henry, the future Count of Champagne; Louis’ brother Robert I of Dreux; Alphonse I of Toulouse; William II of Nevers; William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey; and numerous other nobles and bishops. |
 | | Emperor Frederick I, duke of Swabia during the Second Crusade In Asia Minor, Conrad decided not to wait for the French, and marched towards Iconium, capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rüm. |
 | | The [[Umayyad Mosque in the center of Damascus]] In Jerusalem the focus of the crusade quickly changed to Damascus, the preferred target of Baldwin III and the Knights Templar. |
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