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Baldwin II

Type Figure Region Kingdom of Jerusalem Time c. 1060–1131 Also known as Baldwin II le Bourre

Second king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and Count of Edessa, he succeeded his cousin Baldwin I in 1118, active in the Levant as count and king betwee…

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  1. 1100–1118Edessa · County of EdessaAfter Baldwin I left Edessa for Jerusalem, Baldwin II took over as count, maintaining rule in northern Mesopotamia amid Armenian Christians and Muslim emirs; from 1111 to 1118 he remained a key pillar of the eastern crusader states.
  2. 1118–1131Jerusalem · Kingdom of JerusalemHe succeeded after his cousin Baldwin I died in 1118, coordinating relations with Antioch, Tripoli, and other counties and facing Muslim counterattacks; after the disastrous defeat at the Field of Blood in Antioch in 1119 eastern defenses came under greater strain. Captured by the Turkic emir Balak in 1123, he was released in 1124 through ransom and diplomacy, thereafter consolidating royal authority and promoting military orders.

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