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Middle Ages · 159th pope in the Annuario Pontificio list

Urban II

Blessed

Pontificate
24/03/1088 – 04/08/1099
Birth name
Otho de Lagery
Nationality
France
Born – died
1035 – 1099
Predecessor
Victor III
Successor
Paschal II
Historical context

See the timeline for the complex history of the crusades.

Important events

  • Called the First Crusade at Clermont (1095)

List: Wikidata (CC0), ordinals per the Annuario Pontificio, retrieved 2026-10-01. Antipopes are not included. For the current pope, see vatican.va.