When the young, energetic emperor Alexius I Comnenus sent an embassy to ________ in 1095, he found a sympathetic ear.

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Alexius I Comnenus was the Byzantine Emperor himself, so he wouldn't send an embassy to his own capital, Constantinople. He sent an embassy to Pope Urban II in Rome seeking assistance against the Seljuk Turks, which contributed to the calling of the First Crusade.

When the Young, Energetic Emperor Alexius I Comnenus Sent an Embassy