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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 Kingdom of Jerusalem in the face of his debilitating leprosy .
King Baldwin IV, fighting with bandaged hands to cover his sores, was in the thick of the fighting. Egyptian effective command was under Saladin's nephew Taqi ad-Din. Taqi ad-Din apparently attacked while Saladin was putting his Mamluk guard together. As was hoped, Baldwin's army caught a portion of Saladin's army off guard.
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.
Baldwin I 1058–1118 r. 1100–1118: Baldwin II 1060–1131 r. 1118–1131: House of Rethel: Melisende 1105–1161 r. 1131–1153: Fulk 1092–1143 r. 1131–1143 ...
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The butterfly in the painting was King Charles’s idea (His Majesty King Charles III by Jonathan Yeo 2024/PA Wire) Explaining why he chose the abstract design, Yeo said he felt like this portrait ...
An illustration of Baldwin V's tomb by Elzear Horn, which helped art historian Zehava Jacoby reconstruct the tomb. The tomb of Baldwin V is the best known among the tombs of the kings of Jerusalem and an important example of crusader art. Baldwin V reigned as the king of Jerusalem from 1185 until his death at the age of eight in 1186. [1]
Yeo told the BBC that Charles himself approved of the contemporary portrait. He noted that when the king first saw a "half-done" version of the painting he was "initially mildly surprised by the ...