The Crusader States: The History of the European States Established in the Middle East during the Crusades by Charles River Editors

Author:Charles River Editors
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Published: 2014-12-20T00:00:00+00:00

Melisande ruled the country as regent until Baldwin III overthrew her government in 1153, but during the following year, Baldwin re-appointed her as his regent and chief adviser. Baldwin III died in 1162, a year after his mother, and he was succeeded by his brother, Amalric I, who failed to win any victory in Egypt and tried unsuccessfully to capture Saladin. Both Amalric and Nur al-Din died in 1174, and Amalric I was succeeded by his young son, Baldwin IV, famed in the West as the “leper king.” His early death led to the reign of yet another Baldwin, which united Tripoli with Jerusalem since the former was regent over the latter in the person of Raymond. Baldwin died at a very young age, so the crown of Jerusalem went to the sister of Baldwin IV, Sybil, in 1186. Sybil, now queen, married Guy of Lusignan, permitting him to claim the city after it fell.

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