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I'm wondering what the results would have been if the Byzantines had not been in so much trouble, but Iberia had been sinking instead (and possibly France). In this event, would the Pope call a crusade? I know the crusade started becuase the Byzantine emeperor wanted some western knights, perhaps pleas for help from France and/or Leon? Who would end up holding the straights? Might we see some odd placed crusader kingdoms, like in Iberia or Morocco?
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