Dying Baldwin II bequeathed his kingdom to Fulk, Melisende & the baby Baldwin III
Unit appears in:
IOANNES II (1118-1143)
1131
Summary:
As Baldwin II was dying, he bequeathed his blessing and the kingdom of Jerusalem to his daughter Melisende, her husband Fulk of Anjou, and their two-year-old child, who would be Baldwin III
Dates:
1131
Baldwin of Bourcq, Baldwin II, king of Jerusalem (
Baldwin 52
)
He suffered a mortal illness, moving to the patriarch's palace near scene of the Resurrection; he committed the kingdom to
Fulk 4001
,
Melisende 4002
and
Baldwin 53
, becaming a monk; he died and was buried with his predecessors at Golgotha in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (:)
William of Tyre bk. 13, 28.1-19
Baldwin III, king of Jerusalem (
Baldwin 53
)
With his parents
Fulk 4001
and
Melisende 4002
, as a two-year-old boy, received blessing and kingdom of Jerusalem from hand of dying
Baldwin 52
(: )
William of Tyre bk. 13, 28.7-11
Fulk V, count of Anjou, king of Jerusalem (
Fulk 4001
)
With his wife
Melisende 4002
and child
Baldwin 53
, received blessing and kingdom of Jerusalem from hand of dying
Baldwin 52
(: )
William of Tyre bk. 13, 28.7-11
Melisende, daughter of Baldwin II, queen of Jerusalem (
Melisende 4002
)
With her husband
Fulk 4001
and child
Baldwin 53
, received blessing and kingdom of Jerusalem from hand of dying
Baldwin 52
(: )
William of Tyre bk. 13, 28.7-11