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Anselm of Ribemont, Frankish nobleman and participant of the First Crusade

Anselm of Ribemont

Frankish 11th century noble

Anselm of Ribemont was a Frankish noblemen from Flanders and a participant in the First Crusade. His letters to archbishop Manasses II of Reims are key pieces of eyewitness accounts to the First Crusade.
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First Crusade

1096–1099 Christian re-conquest of the Holy Land

The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages. Their aim was to return the Holy Land—which had been conquered by the Rashidun Caliphate in the…
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February 25

Day of the year

February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 309 days remain until the end of the year.
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