Constantinople was the first destination, but the first real engagement in the first Crusade was Antioch.
The goal of the Second Crusade was to recapture the city of Edessa in the Holy Land, which had been lost to Muslim forces. It was also intended to reinforce the Kingdom of Jerusalem and secure other Christian territories in the region.
Jesus Christ because the whole reason of a crusade was to relieve your life of sins and have new god things in your life and capturing Jerusalem was the most important thing because that is where Christ lived and if you controlled thatholy city you could be free of your sins and have the power of god beside you in harsh battles.
Pope Urban II called for the first crusade at the Council of Clermont.
First the Christian city of Zama and then the Byzantine city of Constantinople.
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Binzantine manipulated the Fourth Crusade.
To some people it does not matter. But for Catholic people, this was a major event. The first crusade conquered Jerusalem. Jerusalem is said to be where Jesus died and then resuscitated. The four nobles that led the crusade then killed all people in the city and the survivors were sold into slavery.
Im pretty sure the capitol was Nicaea
Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade.
Baldwin of Boulougne became Baldwin I, the first King of Jerusalem in 1100.
JERUSALEM qualifies as a city Christians won during the Fisrt Crusade but later lost to Saladin (in the Second Crusade).