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Pope Urban II
Head of the Catholic Church from 1088 to 1099
Pope Urban II (Latin: Urbanus II ; c. 1035 – 29 July 1099), otherwise known as Odo of Châtillon or Otho de Lagery,[A] was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 March 1088 to his death.
He is best known for convening the Council of Clermont which ignited the series of Christian military expeditions known as the Crusades.[3][4]
Pope Urban was a native of France and was a descendant of a noble family from the French commune of Châtillon-sur-Marne.[5][6] Before his papacy, Urban was the grand prior of Cluny and bishop of Ostia.
As pope, he dealt with Antipope Clement III, infighting of various Christian nations, and the Turkish invasions into Anatolia. In 1095 he started preaching the First Crusade (1096–1099).[8][9] He promised forgiveness and pardon for all of the past sins of those who would fight to