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Death of Baldwin I of Jerusalem
On April 2, 1118, Baldwin I, first king of Jerusalem, died of illness at Pelusium in the Sinai Peninsula while returning from an expedition to Egypt,…
Timeline
- 1118Egypt · EgyptBaldwin I led his army south to attack Fatimid-controlled Egypt; although he achieved no decisive conquest, he withdrew northward on the return march, during which his health rapidly deteriorated.
- 1118Pelusium · Sinai PeninsulaBaldwin I died near Pelusium at the northern tip of the Sinai Peninsula; the Kingdom of Jerusalem lost its founding monarch, and the court immediately began arranging the succession.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Baldwin I, king of Jerusalem https://www.britannica.com/biography/Baldwin-I-king-of-Jerusalem
- William of Tyre, Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum — William of Tyre