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  Baldwin II of Edessa. Who is Baldwin II of Edessa? What is Baldwin II of Edessa? Where is Baldwin II of Edessa? ...
Baldwin of Bourcq was the cousin of Godfrey of Bouillon and Baldwin of Boulogne.
Baldwin was captured by the Seljuks while patrolling the borders of his former county of Edessa in 1123, and was held captive until he was ransomed in 1124.
In 1125 Baldwin assembled the knights from all the Crusader territories and met the Seljuks at the Battle of Azaz.
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 BALDWIN II. - LoveToKnow Article on BALDWIN II.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
From Edessa Baldwin conducted continual forays against the Mahommedan princes; and in the great foray of 1104, in which he was joined by Bohemund, he was defeated and captured at Balich.
Baldwin, however, recovered his liberty at the beginning of 1108, and at once entered upon a struggle with Tancred for the recovery of Edessa.
LITERATURE.FulCher of Chartres narrates the reign of Baldwin II.
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 Baldwin II of Jerusalem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Baldwin of Bourcq (died August 21, 1131) was the second count of Edessa from 1100 to 1118, and the third king of Jerusalem from 1118 until his death.
Baldwin was the son of Hugh, count of Rethel, and his wife Melisende; Hugh, son of Baldwin of Rethel and Ida of Boulogne, was a first cousin of Eustace III of Boulogne, Godfrey of Bouillon, and Baldwin of Boulogne, who were sons of and Eustace II, Ida of Boulogne's brother.
Baldwin of Edessa accepted and was crowned king of Jerusalem as Baldwin II on Easter Sunday, April 14, 1118.
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 Kingdom of Jerusalem: Dictionary definition
Baldwin successfully expanded the Kingdom, capturing the port cities of Acre, Sidon, and Beirut, and also exerted his suzerainty[?] over the other Crusader States to the north - the County of Edessa (which he had founded), the Principality of Antioch, and the County of Tripoli.
Baldwin II was also an able ruler, and though he was imprisoned by the Turks several times throughout his reign, the boundaries of the Kingdom continued to expand, with the city of Tyre captured in 1124.
After the end of the kingdom, Henry II continued to use the title "King of Jerusalem." After his death the title was claimed by both his direct hiers, the Kings of Cyprus, and the senior branch of the dynesty, the Kings of Naples.
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Baldwin II was succeded by his daughter Melisende in 1131, along with her husband Fulk.
Baldwin III conquered Ascalon from the Fatimids, the last Egyptian outpost on the Palestinian coast.
Baldwin III died mysteriously in 1162, a year after his mother Melisende, and was succeeded by his brother Amalric I.
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 Kingdom of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Baldwin died without heirs in 1118, and was succeeded by his cousin, Baldwin of Le Bourg, the Count of Edessa.
His close ally Raynald of Chatillon, the lord of Oultrejourdan and the fortress of Kerak, provoked Saladin into open war, and in 1187 the army of the Kingdom was utterly destroyed at the Battle of Hattin.
After the end of the kingdom, Henry II continued to use the title "King of Jerusalem." After his death the title was claimed by both his direct heirs, the Kings of Cyprus, and the senior branch of the dynasty, the Kings of Naples.
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 ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
Baldwin II’s regency was to last, with the exception of his time in captivity from 1123 to 1124, until the arrival from Apulia of Bohemond II in 1126.
Baldwin III of Jerusalem came of age in 1152 but from 1150 he and the barons had proposed three different and respectable suitors for Constance’s hand, all of whom she rejected.
1194) to Alice, a niece of Leo II of Lesser Armenia, a vassal to Antioch.
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 Battle of Harran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1104, while the Seljuks were harassing the borders of the County of Edessa, count Baldwin II sought help from Bohemond I of Antioch and Tancred, Prince of Galilee.
Previously, Baldwin had prevented the citizens of Harran from farming along the Euphrates, so that they were now suffering a famine, and they quickly surrendered.
The dispute between Bohemond and Baldwin was already distracting the Crusaders, and was on the point of causing the alliance to collapse.
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 edessa
On the Euphrates, the population was comprised of the Armenian faction (Separated Church) of the Eastern Church.
Baldwin ll took control of Edessa and made Geoffrey the Monk, commander of the Garrison, protector of the city till the fate of Joscelin could be determined.
Baldwin himself was captured, and all were imprisoned together till 1123, when all escaped with the help of the local Armenians.
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 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Kingdom of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The title of King of Jerusalem was inherited by Conrad IV of Germany, son of Frederick II and Yolande of Jerusalem, and later by his own son Conradin.
Constanza, a daughter of Manfred of Sicily and granddaughter of Frederick II, married Peter III of Aragon.
When Charles II of Spain died without leaving a heir, the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) granted the title of King of Jerusalem to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy.
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 County of Edessa Details, Meaning County of Edessa Article and Explanation Guide
The County of Edessa was one of the Crusader states in the 12th century, in a city with an ancient history and an early tradition of Christianity (see Edessa).
Baldwin II quickly became involved in the affairs of northern Syria and Asia Minor.
Edessa was one of the largest of the Crusader states in terms of territory.
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 List of state leaders in 1108   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Baden - Herman II, Margrave of Baden (1073-1130)
Bavaria - Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (1101-1120)
Burgundy (duchy) - Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy (1103-1143)
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 chronological 1100 - 1149
Lothair (soon to be Lothair II of the Holy Roman Empire) is granted the duchy of Saxony by Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire.
Baldwin the second is his cousin and the choice of the various barons.
Baldwin II, king of Jerusalem, provides them with quarters in part of his palace, (al-Aqsa Mosque) thought to be remains of Solomon’s Temple.
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 Articles - Ilghazi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Later that year, Roger of Antioch, Baldwin I of Jerusalem, Pons of Tripoli, and Baldwin II of Edessa defended Antioch against the Seljuk general Bursuk (not to be confused with al-Bursuki), with the aid of Ilghazi, Tughtigin of Damascus, and Lulu of Aleppo, all enemies of Bursuk.
According to Matthew of Edessa 400 000 Turks were killed, though there were not even that many at the battle.
Armenia and the Crusades, Tenth to Twelfth Centuries: The Chronicle of Matthew of Edessa.
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 Baldwin IV of Jerusalem Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Baldwin Piano is the largest manufacturer of pianos and Musical keyboardkeyboard instruments in the United States.
Baldwin (bishop)Baldwin was a List of Roman Catholic bishops of Krakówbishop of Kraków in the 12th century, died ~1109.
James Baldwin (writer)James Baldwin was an African-American novelist and essayist, probably best known for his novel Go Tell it on the Mountain.
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Baldwin Piano is the largest manufacturer of pianos and keyboard instruments in the United States.
Baldwin was a bishop of Kraków in the 12th century.
This baldwin variant index site has been developed to help wayward users find the information they are looking for, no matter how they are mistakenly spelled or mistyped.
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 Baldwin II --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He accompanied his cousins Godfrey of Bouillon and Baldwin of Boulogne (later King Baldwin I of Jerusalem) to Palestine with the First Crusade (1096).
Ransomed in 1108, he fought his way into Edessa to reclaim his principality from the regent, Tancred, and later recovered most of the lost territory.
Henry found himself obliged to grant to Baldwin IV in fief Valenciennes, the burgraveship of Ghent, the land of Waes, and Zeeland.
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 Baldwin II on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
1131, Latin king of Jerusalem (1118-31), count of Edessa (1100-1131); cousin and successor of Baldwin I. He accompanied Godfrey of Bouillon on the First Crusade and was captured (1104) by the Muslims.
In Baldwin's reign the Latin principality of Antioch was reduced to dependence on the kingdom of Jerusalem.
Baldwin's daughter Melisende married (1129) Fulk of Anjou, who succeeded Baldwin.
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 Some Notes: 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Baldwin II fell ill and abdicated in favor of Fulk of Anjou and Melisende.
Joscelin of Edessa was injured by falling masonry during an attack and died later.
schemed with Joscelin II and Pons of Tripoli to be Princess of Antioch.
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 BALDWIN II - Online Information article about BALDWIN II
Antioch; but when Baldwin of Edessa became king of Jerusalem, he summoned Baldwin de Burg, and See also:
liberty at the beginning of rio8, and at once entered upon a struggle with Tancred for the recovery of Edessa.
Matthew of Edessa may be trusted, he also carried his arms against the Armenians, and plundered in his avarice every Armenian of See also:
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 Baldwin II --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Online Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
known as Baldwin of Bourg A French nobleman, he joined the First Crusade and was made count of Edessa by his cousin Baldwin I in 1100.
Captured by Seljuq Turks in 1104, he was ransomed four years later and reclaimed Edessa from the regent by force.
He became king of Jerusalem in 1118 on the death of Baldwin I. He was held hostage by the Turks 1123–24.
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 History of the World: Saladin Takes Jerusalem From The Christians@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On the death of Godfrey, in 1100, his brother Baldwin succeeded him, and in 1118 he was succeeded by Baldwin II, Count of Edessa.
The fourth king was Fulc, Count of Anjou and son-in-law of Baldwin II (1131-1144), and after him reigned his son, Baldwin III (1144-1162).
This King came to the throne at the age of thirteen.
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In 1104, Count Baldwin II of Edessa and Bohemond suffered a heavy defeat to the Turks at Harran, with Baldwin taken captive.
With Baldwin II a captive in the hands of Balak of Khanzit, the Fatimids were emboldened to launch a large-scale invasion in 1123 AD, only to be defeated by the Constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem with heavy losses.
With the Turks in retreat, Baldwin II lead a crusader army towards Damascus in 1126 AD, but was forced to abandon his advance after suffering heavy casualties during a back and forth battle at Marj es-Safar.
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 Baldwin II --  Encyclopædia Britannica
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 Just Above My Head - James Baldwin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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