BALDWIN I., King of Jerusalem, 1100-1118, was b. in 1058. He was the youngest brother of Godfrey do Bouillon(q.v.), duke of lower Lorraine or Brabant. He took part in the first crusade; but having quarreled with Tattered, he retired to Edessa, at the request of the Christian inhabitants of the place, and was soon after elected to be count of Edessa. After the death of his brother Godfrey, in 1100, lie became protector of the holy sepulchre, and baron of Jerusalem, and immediately assumed the regal title, which his brother had refused. Ile conquered Caesarea, Ashdod, and Tripolis, and with the assistance of a Genoese fleet lie became master also of Acre, and subsequently of Sidon, but failed to reduce Ascalon. Ile d. in 1118. Unlike his brother. who was a disinterested enthusiast, B. was worldly and ambitious.-1LALDwiN II. (Baldwin du Bourg), cousin of Baldwin I., who had tnade him count of Edessa when he ascended the throne of Jerusalem, succeeded him, and reigned from 1118 to 1131. his reign Tyre was taken, in 1124, with the assistance of a Venetian fleet; and the order of the Templars was instituted. Having been taken prisoner by the Turks, B. endured a captivity of six months. He 0. on the 21st of Aug.,. 1131, leaving four daughters. Shortly before his death he resigned the crown in favor of his son-in-law, Foulqucs of Anjou, who reigned till 1134.—BAuuwm Ill., king of Jerusalem, 1143-1162, the son and successor of Foulques of Anjou, was b. in 1129. He was a model of knighthood, which,
during the period of the first crusades, was a personification of honor, justice, devotion, and love. Edessa was lost to the Christians during his reitrn. In 1152, he fought victoriously at Jerusalem against Noureddin. the sultan of Aleppo. In 1157, after he had defeated the same prince at Jacoo's ford, on the Jordan, he again humbled him severely near Putaha. After this, he ruled in peace, and endeavored to improve both the external and internal defenses of his kingdom. The authority and influence of B. were so great, that even Saracens followed under him the banner of the cross. By his marriage with Theodora, the daughter of time Greek emperor Manuel, he gained a faith fully ally in that prince. He d., it is believed, of poison, in the flower of his age, at Tripolis, in Syria, on the 10th of Feb., 1162. With his death the Christian power in the cast began to decline. He was succeeded in the government by his brother.Ainalrie or Amaury, who d. in 1173.—BAtamwmx IV., the son and successor of ArnaIric, surnamed the Leper, reigned till 1183,—When a child of 5 years old, BALowtx V , the son of Sybilla, sister of Baldwin IV., was called to the throne. He d. in 1187, a year before Jerusalem was retaken by Saladin.