Baldwin I of Jerusalem, 1100-1118 / Susan B. Edgington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edgington, Susan, author.

Series:

Rulers of the Latin East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baldwin I, King of Jerusalem, -1118.

Baldwin.

Crusades--First, 1096-1099--Biography.

Crusades.

Kings and rulers.

Jerusalem--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Jerusalem.

Jerusalem--History--Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244.

Middle East--Jerusalem.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 204 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Baldwin 1 of Jerusalem, 1100-1118

Baldwin one of Jerusalem, 1100-1118

Baldwin the 1st of Jerusalem, 1100-1118

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

"Baldwin of Boulogne was born the youngest of three sons and marked out for a clerical career, yet in turn he became a First Crusader, first Latin count of Edessa and the founder of the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem. Nevertheless, remarkably, he has never been the subject of a full-length biography. This study examines in detail the stages of Baldwin's career, returning to the contemporary evidence to discover the qualities that enabled him not only to succeed his brother as ruler in 1100 but to maintain and expand the new kingdom of Jerusalem through the next eighteen years in the face of aggression from Muslim enemies and rivalry from fellow crusaders"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

First crusader

Nicaea to Edessa

Count of Edessa

Crisis in Jerusalem, 1100

King of Jerusalem

Ecclesiastical affairs

The conquest of the littoral

Fighting the Saracens

The army, administration and allies

Last years and legacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781472433565

1472433564

OCLC:

1060181787