Siege of Damascus during Crusade

Date: July 24, 1148 • Location: Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.

Louis VII, was King of France from 1137 to 1180. His first marriage was to Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe. The marriage temporarily extended the Capetian lands to the Pyrenees.