Apr 2, 2024 · His burial site was at the crossing of the south transept, which is a bit hard to visualize since the Holy Sepulchre is kind of oddly-shaped, but it was essentially right in the middle of the church. We know what some of the tombs looked like, but no one seems to have ever bothered to describe or draw a picture of Baldwin IV's tomb.

Feb 28, 2022 · Baldwin IV was the son of king Amalric of Jerusalem, who died in 1174, when Baldwin was about 13 years old. At the time, it was already suspected that he had leprosy. His tutor was the chancellor of the kingdom, the archbishop William of Tyre, who was also the court historian of Jerusalem and left us a detailed account of Baldwin’s life and ...

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Mar 6, 2022 · Baldwin IV died in 1185, two years before Saladin conquered the kingdom. Since he had leprosy and everyone expected him to die early, and he couldn't have children of his own, he had already arranged for his young nephew to succeed him as king. His nephew was named after him, so we know him as Baldwin V. Baldwin V's parents w

Oct 14, 2023 · In fact in the medieval sources, Baldwin IV is never really recorded as saying very much at all, especially not anything like this. The court historian of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, William of Tyre, was Baldwin's tutor and was still writing his history during Baldwin's reign.

Sep 13, 2019 · So lepers were typically segregated from society, as was suggested for Baldwin as well. The Muslim pilgrim Ibn Jubayr, who visited Jerusalem in the 1180s, referred to him as a pig, and noted that Baldwin didn’t go out in public anymore. At the same time, the kingdom was threatened by Saladin and ambassadors were sent to seek help in Europe.

May 10, 2023 · No, Saladin and Baldwin never met in person, but they did communicate in other ways, and seemed to have respected each other. When Baldwin's father, king Amalric, died in 1174, Saladin immediately sent his condolences to Baldwin in a letter: “the master of a house cannot but be saddened by the loss of his neighbours...

Jun 4, 2021 · There was a wedding taking place there at the time, between Baldwin’s stepsister Isabella and Humphrey IV of Toron. According to a Frankish legend, Saladin had once stayed at Kerak as a child, and was still friendly with Humphrey’s mother, who sent Saladin’s army some of the wedding feast; in response Saladin agreed not to attack the ...

As far as I know, he was an honorable, just man, and there is no reason to doubt that he is a saint. But we don't "reward" leaders with a proclamation of sainthood just because they seemed good--not that we could even if we wanted to.

Sep 13, 2021 · Tl;dr - Baldwin the IV split his army for supply limit reasons, and lost a critical choke point in Palestine to Saladinin 1179 because of it. " This strategic value of the crossing point was recognised by King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem who deduced that holding this key terrain would protect his kingdom from a northern invasion as it dominated the ...