Reign of Fulk in the Kingdom of Jerusalem

Timeline

1. 1131–1133Jerusalem · LevantAfter Baldwin II died in 1131, Fulk, husband of his daughter Melisende, came from Anjou to succeed him. The court established a system of joint rule by king and queen, but noble factions split between Fulk and Melisende, and tensions within the monarchy emerged.
2. 1134–1136Jaffa · PalestineHugh II, Count of Jaffa, was accused of treason; after trial by combat he was pardoned, but Fulk still ordered his nose cut off as punishment, provoking strong noble backlash. Melisende's faction used the opportunity to expand its influence, and royal infighting weakened coordination with the northern Crusader states.
3. 1135–1140Antioch and the northern frontier of the Kingdom of Jerusalem · Northern SyriaIn 1135 Fulk sent forces to intervene in the rule of Alice, regent of Antioch, deposing her regency and arranging the marriage of Raymond of Poitiers to Princess Constance. Meanwhile Zengi continued expanding northward; in the late 1130s the Kingdom of Jerusalem strengthened its borders and coordinated joint defense among the counties, but its military strength could no longer launch large-scale offensives as before.