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title: Urban II at the Council of Clermont
author: Jean Colombe
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9356/urban-ii-at-the-council-of-clermont/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Urban II at the Council of Clermont

_Authored by Jean Colombe_

## Image File

[![Urban II at the Council of Clermont](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9356.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9356.jpg)

## Image Caption

A 15th century CE illustration by Jean Colombe of the [Council of Clermont](https://www.worldhistory.org/Council_of_Clermont/) of November 1095 CE where Pope Urban II (r. 1088-1099 CE) famously called for the [First Crusade](https://www.worldhistory.org/First_Crusade/) (1095-1102 CE). (National Library, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))

## Cite This Work

### APA
Colombe, J. (2018, October 19). Urban II at the Council of Clermont. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9356/urban-ii-at-the-council-of-clermont/>
### Chicago
Colombe, Jean. "Urban II at the Council of Clermont." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 19, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9356/urban-ii-at-the-council-of-clermont/>.
### MLA
Colombe, Jean. "Urban II at the Council of Clermont." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Oct 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9356/urban-ii-at-the-council-of-clermont/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Passages_d%27outremer_Fr5594,_fol._19r,_Concile_de_Clermont.jpg) by [**Jean Colombe**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Passages_d%27outremer_Fr5594,_fol._19r,_Concile_de_Clermont.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 October 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.