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  2. Mother. Agnes of Courtenay. 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.

  3. 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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  4. Mar 11, 2024 · Baldwin IV ruled as King of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1185 AD, leading Christian forces against Saladin during the Crusades. He earned recognition as a military strategist and brave warrior before dying from leprosy at age 23.

  5. Oct 25, 2022 · Last updated on October 25th, 2022 at 09:58 pm. Baldwin IV of Jerusalem was one of the most interesting and tragic figures of the 12th century. Born in 1161 and diagnosed with Leprosy at age nine, Baldwin IV became king of Jerusalem at thirteen when his father, Almaric, passed suddenly of dysentery.

  6. Jul 20, 2006 · Baldwin IV was born in Jerusalem of King Amalric and Queen Agnes of Courtney in 1161. Intellectually and physically gifted as a boy, he seemed well equipped to inherit the Crusader kingdom. This is how chronicler and royal tutor William of Tyre described his childhood:

  7. Apr 17, 2018 · Larger than any contemporary European city and of enormous religious importance to both Christians and Muslims, Jerusalem was threatened by the powerful Sultan Saladin nearly as soon as Baldwin IV began his reign.

  8. Oct 10, 2012 · The remarkable Baldwin IV: leper and king of Jerusalem. By John J. Turner. Hektoen International Journal, Vol.3:1 (2011)

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