Second Crusade Nur ad-Din Zangi attacked Antioch in both 1147 and 1148 and succeeded during the second venture in occupying most of the territory east of the Orontes but failed to capture Antioch itself. Louis VII of France arrived in Antioch on March 19, 1148 where he was welcomed by the uncle of his spouse Eleanor of Aquitaine, Raymond of Poitiers.
Second Crusade Nur ad-Din Zangi attacked Antioch in both 1147 and 1148 and succeeded during the second venture in occupying most of the territory east of the Orontes but failed to capture Antioch itself Louis VII of France arrived in Antioch on March 19, 1148 where he was welcomed by the uncle of his spouse Eleanor of Aquitaine, Raymond of Poitiers.