[ad_1] Was there a 1st and 2nd Reich? He defined the Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) as the “First Reich”, and the German Empire (1871–1918) as the “Second Reich”, while the “Third Reich” was an ideal state including all German peoples, including Austria. Who is the heir to the Holy Roman Empire? Heirs designate The Holy […]
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[ad_1] In November 1095, at the Council of Clermont in southern France, the Pope called on Western Christians to take up arms to aid the Byzantines and recapture the Holy Land from Muslim control. This marked the beginning of the Crusades.The Crusades were organized by western European Christians after centuries of Muslim wars of expansion. […]