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  1. Bibliography. Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (Latin: Balduinus, French: Baudouin) (1161–1185), known as the Leper King, was the king of Jerusalem, from 1174 until his death in 1185. He was admired by his contemporaries and later historians for his willpower and dedication to the Latin Kingdom in the face of debilitating leprosy.

  2. Baldwin IV (born 1161—died March 1185, Jerusalem) was the king of Jerusalem (1174–85), called the “leper king” for the disease that afflicted him for most of his short life. His reign saw the growth of factionalism among the Latin nobility that weakened the kingdom during the years when its greatest adversary, the Muslim leader Saladin ...

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  3. There is no historical evidence to suggest that King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem actually wore a mask in real life [1]. The depiction of Baldwin wearing a mask was a creative decision made by the filmmakers of the movie "Kingdom of Heaven" to visually represent his disfigured face due to leprosy [1].

  4. Oct 25, 2022 · Baldwin IV’s Early Life. Baldwin IV was born in 1161, the son of Amalric, the Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, and his first wife, Agnes of Courtenay. Amalric and Agnes had two children together, Baldwin IV and Sibylla. Shortly after, Almaric became the King of Jerusalem in 1163. When he was born, Jerusalem was under the rule of the Franks, known ...

  5. In the Ridley Scott film Kingdom of Heaven, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem is depicted wearing an ornate mask to hide his leprosy. Did the actual King Baldwin feel the need to conceal his condition in this way? How would contemporaries have perceived leprosy, and was this a cause of stigma against him?

  6. Oct 10, 2012 · The remarkable Baldwin IV: leper and king of Jerusalem. By John J. Turner. Hektoen International Journal, Vol.3:1 (2011) Introduction: Medieval teen king, precocious politician, and successful battlefield commander, Baldwin IV not only surmounted disabling neurological impairment but challenged the stigma of leprosy, remarkably continuing to ...

  7. Jun 28, 2022 · The decades leading up to Baldwin IV's birth and reign were marked by one of the more memorable, conflict-ridden series of events in medieval history: the crusades.The crusades started in 1095 at the Council at Clairemont when Pope Urban II called for people of all classes to march on the Holy Land and take Jerusalem from the Seljuk Turks, as History outlines.

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