The First Crusade storms Jerusalem after a five-week siege and massacres its inhabitants; the Latin Kingdom is established.
The Event
- Date
- 1099 (exact)
- Era
- Medieval; Standard ecumenical periodization
- Location
- Jerusalem
- Traditions
- Christianity
- Streams
- Catholic
- Key figures
- Godfrey of Bouillon, Raymond of Toulouse
Primary Sources
- Fulcher of Chartres, Chronicle
- Raymond of Aguilers, Historia Francorum
Secondary Sources
- MacCulloch, A History of Christianity (Allen Lane, 2009)
Provenance: HIST-0024; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-26.
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