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| | Second Crusade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | The Second Crusade was the first of the crusades to be led by European kings, namely Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany. |
 | | Fresco of Emperor Manuel I The French Crusaders departed from Metz in June, led by Louis, Thierry of Alsace, Renaut I of Bar, Amadeus III of Savoy, William VII of Auvergne, William III of Montferrat, and others, along with armies from Lorraine, Brittany, Burgundy, and Aquitaine. |
 | | Baldwin III unwisely seized Ascalon in 1153 and brought Egypt into the sphere of conflict, Thus preparing the way for the fall of Jerusalem. |
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