Second Crusade

second major crusade launched from Europe as Catholic ('Latin') Holy War against Islam
Event religious_war Q51654
Second Crusade
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Second Crusade

Summary

Second Crusade is a religious war[1]. It draws 4,990 Wikipedia views per month (religious_war category, ranking #8 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • Second Crusade is in the country of Egypt[3].
  • Second Crusade's instance of is recorded as religious war[4].
  • Second Crusade followed First Crusade[5].
  • Second Crusade was followed by Third Crusade[6].
  • Second Crusade took place at Iberian Peninsula[7].
  • The location of Second Crusade was Levant[8].
  • Second Crusade took place at Palestine[9].
  • Second Crusade took place at Egypt[10].
  • Second Crusade is part of Crusades[11].
  • Second Crusade's Commons category is recorded as Second Crusade[12].
  • Second Crusade comprises Battle of Dorylaeum[13].
  • Second Crusade comprises Battle of Bosra[14].
  • Second Crusade comprises Battle of Mount Cadmus[15].
  • Second Crusade comprises Siege of Damascus[16].
  • Second Crusade began on 1147[17].
  • Second Crusade ended on 1149[18].
  • Second Crusade's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Iberian Peninsula[19].
  • Second Crusade's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Near East[20].
  • Second Crusade's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Anatolia[21].
  • Second Crusade's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Levant[22].
  • Second Crusade's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Lower Egypt[23].
  • A participant in Second Crusade was Kingdom of Jerusalem[24].
  • A participant in Second Crusade was Kingdom of England[25].
  • Among those involved in Second Crusade was Duchy of Normandy[26].
  • Among those involved in Second Crusade was Holy Roman Empire[27].

Body

When and Where

Second Crusade began on 1147[17]. It ended on 1149[18]. Recorded location include Iberian Peninsula[7], Levant[8], Palestine[9], and Egypt[10]. It is in the country of Egypt[3].

Context

Second Crusade is part of Crusades[11]. Its instance of is recorded as religious war[4]. It followed First Crusade[5]. It was followed by Third Crusade[6].

Participants

Recorded participant include Kingdom of Jerusalem[24], Kingdom of England[25], Duchy of Normandy[26], Holy Roman Empire[27], Kingdom of Portugal[28], and Duchy of Burgundy[29].

Why It Matters

Second Crusade draws 4,990 Wikipedia views per month (religious_war category, ranking #8 of 30).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Egypt
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50895|batch #50895]]: because of P276"
  2. 11w ago · LadyData · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["HistoricalEvent", "SecondCrusade"]
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["HistoricalEvent", "SecondCrusade"], Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/53929787|Second Crusade (#53929787)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0290736-druha-krizova-vyprava-11471149
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0290736-druha-krizova-vyprava-11471149, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259662|batch #259662]]"
  4. 18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  5. 18w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → s/segunda-cruzada
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: s/segunda-cruzada, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  6. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Crusades
    Has part(s) → Battle of Dorylaeum, Battle of Bosra, Battle of Mount Cadmus +1
    Has parts → —
    Start time → +1147-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007535964905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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