Leaders of Jerusalem and division

Question 1

When did Baldwin I rule?

Answer 1

1100 - 1118

Question 2

When did Baldwin II rule?

Answer 2

1118 - 1131

Question 3

After Baldwin II’s coronation, who became Count of Edessa and why?

Answer 3

Joscelin; he put forward the case for Baldwin II to become king

Question 4

When was Baldwin III born?

Answer 4

1130

Question 5

What relation was Baldwin I to Baldwin II?

Answer 5

Cousins

Question 6

How many campaigns against the Muslims did Baldwin II lead?

Answer 6

Nineteen

Question 7

Between May 1125 and January 1126 where did Baldwin II fight?

Answer 7

Won at A’zaz, Zerdana, Damascus, Ascalon and Damascus again

Question 8

When was Baldwin II successful in Raphania and where is this?

Answer 8

1126; Egypt

Question 9

How is Melisende related to Baldwin II?

Answer 9

She is his daughter

Question 10

How did Fulk make himself unpopular when he came into power?

Answer 10

He put his own Angevin nobles in positions of power above the Levantine nobles

Question 11

What controversy surrounded Melisende and Fulk when they first came into power?

Answer 11

The court became divided between supporters of Fulk and supporters of Hugh of Jaffa, whom it was thought Melisende would rather have married

Question 12

What did Fulk spend most of his rule dealing with?

Answer 12

Incursions into Frankish land in the North and South

Question 13

What three castles did Fulk build and what were they used for?

Answer 13

Ibelin, Blanchegarde, and Bethgibelin; they neutralised the threat from Ascalon

Question 14

Who was in charge of Jerusalem during the Battle of the Field of Blood?

Answer 14

Baldwin II

Question 15

How many campaigns did Baldwin II lead against the Muslims during his reign?

Answer 15

19

Question 16

How did Baldwin II complicate the succession upon his death in 1131?

Answer 16

Added Baldwin III as an heir so that Fulk, Melisende and young Baldwin became joint rulers

Question 17

Where did Amalric make 5 attempts to take between 1163-70?

Answer 17

Egypt

Question 18

Which ruler launched a successful attack on Ascalon in 1153?

Answer 18

Baldwin III

Question 19

Who was killed by Nureddin at the Battle of Inab in 1149 and what did this result in and who had to deal with it?

Answer 19

Raymond of Antioch; a succession crisis; Baldwin III

Question 20

How long was Baldwin V on the throne and when did he come to power?

Answer 20

1 year; 1185-86

Question 21

What were the names of the 2 factions in the court of Jerusalem following the death of Baldwin V?

Answer 21

Court/hawks and Old families/doves

Question 22

Who became regent when Baldwin V took the throne?

Answer 22

Raymond of Tripoli

Question 23

Why did Guy lose the regency in 1183?

Answer 23

Lack of military experience and failure to engage with Saladin

Question 24

In what year did Baldwin III defeat Melisende to become King in his own right?

Answer 24

1152

Question 25

How did Fulk of Anjou make himself unpopular with the Levantine noblemen?

Answer 25

Placed his own nobles in positions of power above the Levantine nobles

Question 26

Who became Count of Edessa as a result of Baldwin II becoming king and why?

Answer 26

Joscelin; he supported Baldwin's claim

Question 27

Name three people from the ‘Court Party’

Answer 27

Reynald, Agnes, Aimery of Lusignan, Guy de Lusignan, Joscelin III de Courteney. Gerard de Ridfort

Question 28

Why did Baldwin III have to rush to meet Manuel in 1158?

Answer 28

Reynald had attacked Cyprus and he needed to smooth things over

Question 29

Who did Amalric, afraid of the extent of Nureddin’s reach,  make an alliance with in 1171?

Answer 29

Manuel

Question 30

When did Baldwin III rule?

Answer 30

1143-1163

Question 31

When did Baldwin IV rule?

Answer 31

1174-1185

Question 32

When did Amalric rule?

Answer 32

1163-1174

Question 33

Put the rulers of Jerusalem in order

Answer 33

``` Godfrey Baldwin I Baldwin II Melisende and Fulk Baldwin III Amalric Baldwin IV Baldwin V ```

Question 34

When did Baldwin I rule?

Answer 34

1100-1118

Question 35

When did Baldwin II rule?

Answer 35

1118-1131

Question 36

During whose reign did factions begin to emerge?

Answer 36

Baldwin IV

Question 37

Name three members of the old families/doves faction

Answer 37

Raymond of Tripoli, Humphrey II of Toron, the Ibelins, Reynald of Sidon and William of Tyre

Question 38

What two appointments did Agnes (hawk party) persuade Baldwin IV to make?

Answer 38

Humphrey II of Toron as Seneschal of Jerusalem (1177) and Heraclius to Archbishop of Caesarea (1175)

Question 39

Who was king during the battle of Montgisard (1177)?

Answer 39

Baldwin IV

Question 40

When did Guy de Lusignan lose the regency and why?

Answer 40

1183; he failed to command the respect of the Frankish nobility

Question 41

What two occasions undermined Guy's regency?

Answer 41

1183: Guy withdrew from an attack against Saladin at Saffuriya October 1183: An attack on Kerak by Saladin led Baldwin to strip Guy of his regency because he could not trust him to inspire loyalty amongst his troops