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  Baldwin II of Jerusalem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1119, the crusader Principality of Antioch was invaded, and Baldwin hurried north with the army of Jerusalem.
In 1125 Baldwin assembled the knights from all the crusader territories and met the Seljuks at the Battle of Azaz.
In 1131 Baldwin fell sick and died on August 21, and was buried in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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 Baldwin I of Jerusalem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baldwin of Boulogne (died April 2, 1118) was one of the leaders of the First Crusade, who became count of Edessa and then the second monarch and first titled king of Jerusalem.
Baldwin was a son of Eustace II of Boulogne and Ida of Boulogne, and the younger brother of Eustace III of Boulogne and Godfrey.
In 1113 Baldwin faced a large invasion by the combined forces of Toghtekin of Damascus and Aksunk-ur of Mosul, and though the kingdom was on the brink of destruction Baldwin was assisted by troops from Antioch and new arrivals of European pilgrims.
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 Baldwin II of Jerusalem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baldwin of Boulogne, the first Count of Edessa, appointed Baldwin of Bourcq count when the former became king of Jerusalem in 1100.
Baldwin was captured by Seljuk Turks in 1104 after the Battle of Harran, but was ransomed in 1108.
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.
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 Baldwin II of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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 Ida of Lorraine and Eustace II, Ida of Bolougne's brother.
Baldwin of Bourcq was thus the first cousin (once removed) of the brothers Eustace III, Godfrey, and Baldwin, whom he followed on the First Crusade in 1096.
Baldwin accepted and was crowned king of Jerusalem as Baldwin II on Easter Sunday, April 14, 1118.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Baldwin I of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Baldwin III (1130-1162) was king of Jerusalem from 1143-1162.
In 1149, after the failure of the crusade, Baldwin III appeared in Antioch as regent after the fall of Raymund, the husband of the princess Constance, daughter of Bohemund II of Antioch.
Baldwin III was the first of the kings of Jerusalem who was born in Palestine.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Count of Boulogne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Boulogne was also a major participant in the First Crusade; Eustace III's brothers Godfrey and Baldwin both became king of Jerusalem, and Eustace himself was offered but declined the title.
Baldwin II of Flanders (died September 10, 918) was count of Flanders from 879 to 918.
Marie of Boulogne was the Countess of Boulogne from 1159 to 1170.
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 edessa
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.
Baldwin was reaptured, and it was Joscelin who combined the forced of Jerusalem, Tripoli and Antioch for Baldwins return.
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 Eustace III of Boulogne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eustace III, was a count of Boulogne, successor to his father Count Eustace II of Boulogne.
When his youngest brother king Baldwin I of Jerusalem died in 1118, the elderly Eustace was offered the throne.
Eustace was at first uninterested, but was convinced to accept it; he travelled all the way to Apulia before learning that a distant relative, Baldwin of Bourcq, had been crowned in the meantime.
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 Baldwin I of Jerusalem - InformationBlast
Baldwin of Boulogne (died 1118), count of Edessa (1098—1100), and first king of Jerusalem (1100—1118), was the brother of Godfrey of Bouillon, son of Eustace II of Boulogne.
In the spring of 1101 Baldwin had Dagobert suspended by a papal legate, while later in the year the two disagreed on the question of the contribution to be made by the patriarch towards the defence of the Holy Land.
Meanwhile Baldwin defeated invasions from Egypt in 1102, 1103, and 1105, and from 1115 to 1118 he captured territory from Egypt, gaining access to the Red Sea and building the fortress of Montreal.
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 Abstract: Brooks: Baldwin of Boulogne and the County of Edessa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Abstract: Brooks: Baldwin of Boulogne and the County of Edessa
Brooks: Baldwin of Boulogne and the County of Edessa
Edessa was an Armenian territory under the nominal protection of the Byzantine Empire, and the appearance of Baldwin and his soldiers radically altered the religious and political makeup of the realm.
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 Godfrey of Bouillon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
He was the second son of Eustace II, count of Boulogne, and Ida, daughter of Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine.
Lorraine was heavily influenced by Cluniac reformers, and Godfrey seems to have been a pious man. Although he had served under Henry IV against the Papacy, he almost literally sold all that he had and joined the crusade after the Council of Clermont in 1095.
Until the beginning of 1099 Godfrey was a minor figure in the crusade, with Baldwin, Bohemund of Taranto, Raymond IV of Toulouse, and Tancred of Hauteville determining the course of events.
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 Baldwin I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Baldwin I, 1058?-1118 (r.1100-18), was a brother of GODFREY OF BOUILLON, whom he accompanied in the First CRUSADE.
Baldwin III, 1130-62 (r.1143-62), the son of Fulk of Anjou, ruled as Latin power in the East began to decay.
(Baldwin of Boulogne), 1058?–1118, Latin king of Jerusalem (1100–1118), brother and successor of Godfrey of Bouillon, whom he accompanied on the First Crusade (see Crusades).
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 Biography of Baldwin I of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
As the younger brother of Godfrey, Baldwin was originally a clerk-in-orders, and held several church properties.
After Baldwin had secured the supremacy of the monarchy in Jerusalem, he extended the influence of the kingdom over the other cities that had not yet been captured.
The Historia Hierosolymitana of Fulcher of Chartres, who had accompanied Baldwin to Edessa as Baldwin's chaplain, and had lived in Jerusalem during his reign, is the primary source for Baldwin's career.
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 A BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES BALDWIN Free Essays
Baldwin in a microcosm "Not everything that is faced can be changed but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin Racism has been a part of American and world history for centuries, and has become a pattern in cultures.
Baldwin never knew his father; his mother, who was originally from Maryland, was named Emma Burdis Jones.
Baldwin was one of the eight chief lay leaders of the first Crusade (Setton 21).
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 Baldwin II of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Baldwin of Bourcq was the cousin of Godfrey of Bouillon and Baldwin of Boulogne.
Also during the reign of Baldwin II, the first two military order s were created.
Had Antioch and Edessa not been fighting amongst themselves after the battle, Baldwin may have been able to attack Aleppo ; however, Aleppo and Mosul were soon united under Zengi in 1128.
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 Baldwin I of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Baldwin of Boulogne (died 1118), count of Edessa (1098 —; 1100), and first king of Jerusalem (1100—1118), was the brother of Godfrey of Bouillon,son of Eustace II of Boulogne.
When Thoros was assassinated in March of 1098, Baldwin became the first count of Edessa, althoughit is unknown if he played any role in the assassination.
In the spring of 1101 Baldwin had Dagobert suspended by apapal legate, while later in the year the two disagreed on the question of the contribution to be made by the patriarch towardsthe defence of the Holy Land.
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 BookRags: Baldwin, I Biography
Baldwin soon left the main army to establish himself in Edessa (modern Urfa, Turkey), a Byzantine town beyond the Euphrates River, at the invitation of the Armenian prince Thoros.
It is indicative of Baldwin's strength that not only did he force Daimbert to crown him king (albeit in Bethlehem, not in Jerusalem), but he also kept Tancred at a distance until the latter departed the following year to assume the lordship of Antioch.
Baldwin had never been divorced from his former wife, however, and 3 years later he approved the annulment of his union with Adelaide at the price of the enmity of the Sicilian court.
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 Baldwin I of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In 1103 he paid the ransom for Bohemund of Antioch, who had been captured in battle; Baldwin preferred Bohemund to Tancred, who ruled Antioch as regent, and was also prince of Galilee earlier in Baldwin's reign.
Adelaide and Roger I's son Roger II was supposed to become Baldwin's heir, but he was forced to give up the marriage in 1117, since his Armenian wife was still alive.
Baldwin died in 1118, after an expedition to Egypt, during which he captured Farama, and, as 17th century historian Thomas Fuller remarked, "caught many fish, and his death in eating them." His cousin Baldwin of Bourcq was chosen as successor, although the kingdom was also offered to Eustace, who did not want it.
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 Baldwin I - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
BALDWIN I [Baldwin I] (Baldwin of Boulogne), 1058?-1118, Latin king of Jerusalem (1100-1118), brother and successor of Godfrey of Bouillon, whom he accompanied on the First Crusade (see Crusades).
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 Fulcher of Chartres - TheBestLinks.com - Asia Minor, Bishop, Constantinople, Canon, ...
His appointment as chaplain of Baldwin of Boulogne in 1097 suggests that he had been trained as a priest, most likely at the school in Chartres.
In Marasch, shortly before the army's arrival at Antioch in 1097, Fulcher was appointed chaplain to Baldwin of Boulogne.
At the earliest, Fulcher began his chroncile in the late autumn of 1100, at the latest in the spring of 1101, in a version that has not survived but which was transmitted to Europe during his lifetime.
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 Eustace III of Boulogne -- Eustace III, was a count of Boulogne, successor t...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Eustace III, was a count of Boulogne, successor to his father.
He went on crusade in 1096 with his brothers Godfrey of Bouillon and Baldwin of Boulogne.
On his death the county of Boulogne came to his daughter, Matilda, and her husband Stephen, count of Blois, afterwards king of England, and in 1151 it was given to their son, Eustace IV.
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 Jerusalem
He in turn was succeeded by his cousin, Baldwin II, who was followed by his son-in-law, Fulk V the Young, count of Anjou (1092-1143).
Cousin of Baldwin I; took part in First Crusade (1096-99); named by Baldwin I count of Edessa (1100-18); captured by Turks on way to aid Edessa (1123); released (1124); left his kingdom greatly enlarged to his son-in-law Fulk V of Anjou.
Godfrey died in 1100 and was succeeded by Baldwin.
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 The Golden Falcon
Adeliza was cousin of Godfrey of Bouillon, duke of Lower Lorraine, Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre and his brother Baldwin of Boulogne, count of Edessa and king of Jerusalem who both died without heirs and were succeeded by their cousin Baldwin of Bourges (or Bruges), son of Hugh, Count of Rethel.
His daughter Ida married Eustace al Gernons, Count of Boulogne by whom she had twins, the brothers Godfrey and Baldwin who were afterwards dukes of Lotharingia, but both left and went to the kingdom of Jerusalem for Christ.
Baldwin died on 2.4.1118 and his cousin Baldwin of Bourges or Bruges succeeded him the same year as the Order of the Temple was founded.
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 Boulogne
Baldwin of Boulogne, Count of Boulogne, b abt 970, of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, d 1024.
Eustace II of Boulogne, Count of Boulogne, b abt 1026, of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, d 1093.
Eustace III of Boulogne, Count of Boulogne, b abt 1058, of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, d 1125, Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.
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