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Baldwin II Crowned King of Jerusalem
On April 14, 1118, Baldwin of Burgundy was crowned in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem as Baldwin II, second king of Jerusalem, after hi…
Timeline
- 1118Jerusalem · JerusalemAfter Baldwin I's death, the Jerusalem court and nobles, lacking a direct heir, chose his cousin Baldwin of Burgundy as the new king.
- 1118Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem · JerusalemBaldwin II was formally crowned King of Jerusalem at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, completing the transfer of power and beginning the second reign of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Baldwin II, king of Jerusalem https://www.britannica.com/biography/Baldwin-II-king-of-Jerusalem
- William of Tyre, Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum — William of Tyre