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Establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

Type Event Region Levant Time 1100

After Godfrey of Bouillon died in 1100, his brother Baldwin came from Edessa to Jerusalem and was formally crowned King of Jerusalem in Bethlehem on …

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  1. 1100Jerusalem · PalestineGodfrey of Bouillon died of illness on July 18, 1100, having never been formally crowned king nor clearly designated an heir. The nobles' council of Jerusalem elected his brother, Count Baldwin of Edessa, to succeed him, but Baldwin was still in the north, and the regime faced a power vacuum and external military threats.
  2. 1100Jerusalem · PalestineBaldwin I renounced the County of Edessa (entrusting it to another guardian) and led his army south, conquering Jaffa and other places en route. He arrived in Jerusalem on November 9, gaining the recognition of the nobles and the Church as de facto ruler, and prepared for his formal coronation.
  3. 1100Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem · PalestineOn Christmas Day 1100, Baldwin I was crowned "King of Jerusalem" by Latin Patriarch Dagobert II in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, explicitly adopting the royal title. The Kingdom of Jerusalem was formally born as a feudal monarchy, and Baldwin subsequently launched expansions, capturing coastal fortresses other than Ascalon.

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