Pope Urban II dies 1099
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walwyn Tue, 07/26/2011 - 13:40
Saturday, July 29, 1099
Pope Urban II dies in Rome on the 29th of July 1099. He is followed by Pope Paschal II.
He was a supporter of the Gregorian reforms, started by his predecessor, and had to contend with the [no-glossary]antipope Clement III[/no-glossary].
His speech at Clermont in 1095 started of the First Crusade.