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When the title King of Jerusalem was up for grabs in 1268, there was more than one claimant. There had not been a kin...
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Frederick II (1194 - 1250) was King of Germany, King of Italy, King of Sicily, and Holy Roman Emperor. He agreed to g...
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We think of the Magna Carta as an important moment in legislative history, when laws forced a king to relinquish some...
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The King of Jerusalem, Aimery of Lusignan, had a problem with his seneschal, Ralph of Saint-Omer: he accused the sene...
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With the unexpected death of Henry II of Champagne by falling out a window, Jerusalem's Queen Isabella (the real rule...
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So we have Henry II of Champagne, elevated to the position of King of Jerusalem even if he doesn't use the title, and...
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Aimery (born c.1153) was one of the sons of the Lord of Poitou, Hugh VIII of Lusignan, and Burgundia of Rancon. His b...
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While Henry II of Champagne was functioning as King of Jerusalem (even if he did not use the title itself, preferring...
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After the brutal murder of Conrad of Montferrat right after he was informed that he had been chosen to replace Guy of...
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We're going to look at the man who unexpectedly became King of Jerusalem in 1192.Henry was the son of the Count of Ch...
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The question of who should be King of Jerusalem came up after the death of Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem during the Sieg...
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Richard I of England was now the leader of the Crusader force, and it was his responsibility to manage the final term...
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With Philip of France and Richard of England at Acre with their armies (the illustration shows Philip arriving in Pal...
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So Conrad of Montferrat married Isabella of Jerusalem,. the rightful queen, and took her back to Tyre while the forme...
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With the death of Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem during the Siege of Acre, her husband, Guy of Lusignan, lost his claim t...
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The first big clash between the army of Saladin and the Christians besieging the city of Acre led to thousands of los...
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So King of Jerusalem Guy of Lusignan was camped at Acre, ready to besiege the city and take control of it as a base f...
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A couple weeks ago I mentioned the events that led to Saladin coming to power in Egypt. From there he had two choices...
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The Siege of Acre was two years long and a major event in the history of the Crusades. Although started independently...
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Gerard de Riefort (that's his coat of arms to the left) is another of the many characters who has no known background...