What is 1095?
{{Year nav|1095}} {{Year in various calendars|1095}} {{Year article header|1095}} [[File:CouncilofClermont.jpg|thumb|alt=Urban II at the Council of Clermont. |Urban II at the Council of Clermont.]] == Events == * The county of [[Portugal]] is established for the second time. * [[Pembroke Castle]] is built in [[Wales]]. * The cathedral in [[Valence, Drôme|Valence]], [[France]] is consecrated. * [[Coloman of Hungary|Coloman]] becomes [[List of Hungarian rulers|King of Hungary]]. * March – [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Alexius I Comnenus]] sends ambassadors to [[Pope Urban II]] at the [[Council of Piacenza]], to discuss sending mercenaries against the [[Seljuk Turks]]. * [[November 18]] – The [[Council of Clermont]] began. The council was called by [[Pope Urban II]] to discuss sending the [[First Crusade]] to the [[Holy Land]]. * November – [[Pope Urban II]] preaches the [[First Crusade]] at the [[Council of Clermont]]; [[Peter the Hermit]] begins to preach throughout France. * [[November 28]] – On the last day of the [[Council of Clermont]], [[Pope Urban II]] appoints Bishop [[Adhemar of Le Puy]] and [[Counts of Toulouse|Count]] [[Raymond IV of Toulouse]] to lead the [[First Crusade]] to the [[Holy Land]]. [[Category:1095| ]]