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title: Map of the First Three Crusades & the 12th-Century Outremer
author: Simeon Netchev
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15382/map-of-the-first-three-crusades--the-12th-century/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 2025-06-11
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# Map of the First Three Crusades & the 12th-Century Outremer

_Authored by [Simeon Netchev](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simeonnetchev/)_

## Image File

[![Map of the First Three Crusades & the 12th-Century Outremer](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15382.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15382.png)

## Image Caption

These maps illustrate the trajectory of the early [Crusades](https://www.worldhistory.org/Crusades/) (1096–1192), a series of military campaigns launched by the medieval Latin Church with the declared goal of reclaiming the Holy Land—centered between the [Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/mediterranean/) Sea and the eastern bank of the [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/) River—from Muslim control. Spurred by religious zeal, political ambition, and the promise of salvation, these expeditions drew tens of thousands of knights, nobles, and commoners from across [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/).

The [First Crusade](https://www.worldhistory.org/First_Crusade/) (1096–1099) culminated in the [conquest](https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/) of [Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/jerusalem/) and the founding of Latin Christian states in the [Levant](https://www.worldhistory.org/levant/). These included the County of [Edessa](https://www.worldhistory.org/edessa/), the Principality of [Antioch](https://www.worldhistory.org/Antiochia/), the County of Tripoli, and the [Kingdom of Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Jerusalem/)—collectively referred to as Outremer (Old French for "overseas"). Subsequent campaigns, including the [Second Crusade](https://www.worldhistory.org/Second_Crusade/) (1147–1148) and [Third Crusade](https://www.worldhistory.org/Third_Crusade/) (1187–1192), attempted to defend or recover these territories, which remained under constant threat from surrounding Muslim powers.

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## About the Author

Simeon is a freelance visual designer and history educator, passionate about the human stories that shape the past.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simeon-netchev/)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Netchev, S. (2022, March 14). Map of the First Three Crusades & the 12th-Century Outremer. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15382/map-of-the-first-three-crusades--the-12th-century/>
### Chicago
Netchev, Simeon. "Map of the First Three Crusades & the 12th-Century Outremer." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 14, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15382/map-of-the-first-three-crusades--the-12th-century/>.
### MLA
Netchev, Simeon. "Map of the First Three Crusades & the 12th-Century Outremer." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15382/map-of-the-first-three-crusades--the-12th-century/>.

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