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Baldwin's godfather was his paternal uncle, King Baldwin III, who joked that his christening present was the Kingdom of Jerusalem. [1] The kingdom and other crusader principalities , though surrounded by Arab Muslim states, were ruled by Franks , French -speaking Catholics who had arrived in the Levant from Western Europe and remained Western ...
The Battle of Montgisard was fought between the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Ayyubid Dynasty on 25 November 1177 at Montgisard, in the Levant between Ramla and Yibna. [4] The 16-year-old Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, severely afflicted by leprosy, led outnumbered Christian forces against Saladin's troops in what became one of the most notable ...
1803 Sephardic prayer book, in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland’s collection. This List of Sephardic prayer books is supplementary to the article on Sephardic law and customs. It is divided both by age and by geographical origin. For the evolution of the laws and customs of prayer in Sephardic communities, see the main article.
Baldwin of Jerusalem may refer to: Baldwin I of Jerusalem (also Baldwin I of Edessa, 1058?–1118), first king of Jerusalem; Baldwin II of Jerusalem (also Baldwin II of Edessa, died 1131), King of Jerusalem; Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130–1162), King of Jerusalem from 1143 to 1163. Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161–1185), King of Jerusalem
The Leper King and His Heirs: Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-64187-6. Riley-Smith, Jonathan (1973). The feudal nobility and the kingdom of Jerusalem, 1147–1277. Macmillan. Runciman, Steven (1952). A History of the Crusades: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187 ...
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Tuesday Jews should be allowed to pray at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, known to Jews as Temple Mount, launching a fresh ...
The Kingdom of Jerusalem still hoped for an opportunity to attack Egypt, but they were not strong enough. In 1178, a fortress at Jacob's Ford - a border crossing outpost north of Lake Tiberias , called by the Arab scholars Beit el-Ahzan - was built as a post of defense and a base from which attacks in the future might be made.