1095

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	1060s  1070s  1080s  – 1090s –  1100s  1110s  1120s
Years:	1092 1093 1094 – 1095 – 1096 1097 1098

1095 Media

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  Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont.

1095 (MXCV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1095th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 95th year of the 2nd millennium, the 95th year of the 11th century, and the 6th year of the 1090s decade. As of the start of 1095, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

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, France is consecrated.
• Coloman becomes 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 Count Raymond IV of Toulouse to lead the First Crusade to the Holy Land.