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Baldwin IV (1161–1185), known as the Leper King, was the king of Jerusalem from 1174 until his death in 1185. He was admired by his contemporaries and later historians for his willpower and dedication to the Latin Kingdom in the face of his debilitating leprosy.
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 ...
The siege of Jacob's Ford was a victory of the Muslim Sultan Saladin over the Christian King of Jerusalem, Baldwin IV.It occurred in August 1179, when Saladin conquered and destroyed Chastelet, a new border castle built by the Knights Templar at Jacob's Ford on the upper Jordan River, a historic passage point between the Golan Heights and north Galilee.
This a family tree of the kings of Jerusalem. ... Baldwin II 1060–1131 r. 1118–1131: ... This page was last edited on 4 September 2024, ...
Daimbert asks Bohemond I to prevent Baldwin from coming to Jerusalem. [65] c. August 15. Danishmend Gazi captures Bohemond I near Melitene. [56] August 20. Tancred's troops and the Venetians capture Haifa and massacre the townspeople. [62] October 2. Baldwin grants Edessa to Baldwin of Bourcq and departs for Jerusalem. [66] Late October.
The Battle of Marj Ayyun was a military confrontation fought at Marj Ayyun near the Litani River (modern-day Lebanon) in June 1179 between the Kingdom of Jerusalem under Baldwin IV and the Ayyubid armies under the leadership of Saladin.
Balian of Ibelin (French: Balian d'Ibelin; c. 1143–1193), also known as Barisan the Younger, was a crusader noble of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century. He was Lord of Ibelin from 1170 to 1193. As the leader of the defense of the city during the siege of Jerusalem in 1187, he surrendered Jerusalem to Saladin on 2 October 1187.
The life of Saladin and the fall of the kingdom of Jerusalem. FV Éditions. ISBN 9791029904271. Runcimen, Steven (1952). A history of the Crusades. and the Frankish East, 1100–1187. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Ibn al-Athir (2003). Mohammad Youssef al-Daqaq (ed.). The Complete History, Volume 10 (in Arabic) (4 ed.). Beirut: Dār al ...