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King Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Title: King Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Category: History
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King Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Baldwin of Boulogne I, brother to Godfrey of Boullion, Count of Edessa and King of Jerusalem. Baldwin was one of the eight chief lay leaders of the first Crusade (Setton 21). He died in 1118, which marked an end of an era. Baldwin was the last of the original leaders of the firs Crusade (Setton 408). He founded the first Latin state in the east, the county of Edessa. He founded and transformed Jerusalem into a monarchy state. …showed first 75 words of 1373 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1373 total…unit the Franks and lead them, even Tancred joined in against the Turkish peril in the north. When King Baldwin died among all other Latin states, his was the best in dignity power and leadership (Setton 409). The death of Baldwin marked the end of a formative period of these states.
Bibliography
Bibliography
1. A History of The Crusades I, Setton and Baldwin, 1958 University of Pennsylvania
2. A History of The Crusades I, Steven Runciman, 1954 Cambridge University Press
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