Full Name: Baldwin IV

Activity: king of Jerusalem

Born: 1161 | Died: 03-1185

(born 1161—died March 1185, Jerusalem) King of Jerusalem (1174–85). He was crowned at age 13 on the death of his father, but the kingdom was ruled by a series of regents. Baldwin was afflicted with leprosy throughout his short life, which contributed to power struggles among the nobility. His defeat of Saladin in 1177 led to a two-year truce, but in 1183 Saladin captured Aleppo and completed the encirclement of Jerusalem. Baldwin crowned his nephew king in 1183.

Source: Encyclopedia Britannica

 
 
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