Accession of Baldwin III, who reigned together with his mother Melisende

Summary:
Baldwin III succeeded to the kingdom, after the death of Fulk, as a boy of thirteen, reigning together with his mother Melisende. He had one brother Amalric, who was seven (and would rule after him, as he died childless); Baldwin reigned for twenty years. He was anointed, consecrated and crowned by William the patriarch in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Christmas day, in the presence of all the barons and bishops of the kingdom. His mother Melisende was crowned with him 
Dates:
1143, December 25 
Baldwin III, king of Jerusalem (Baldwin 53)
  • He succeeded to the kingdom, after the death of Fulk 4001, as a boy of thirteen, reigning together with his mother Melisende 4002; he had one brother Amalric 51, who was seven (and would rule after him, as he died childless); Baldwin reigned for twenty years (:) William of Tyre bk. 16, 1.1-7
  • He was anointed, consecrated and crowned by William 4018 in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Christmas day, in the presence of all the barons and bishops of the kingdom; his mother Melisende 4002 was crowned with him (:) William of Tyre bk. 16, 3.1-9
Melisende, daughter of Baldwin II, queen of Jerusalem (Melisende 4002)
  • In a ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Christmas day, she was crowned together with her son Baldwin 53 by the patriarch William 4018 (:) William of Tyre bk. 16, 3.1-9
  • At the death of her husband, Fulk 4001, she had two under-age children, Baldwin 53 and Amalric 51 (:) William of Tyre bk. 17, 13.10-11
William of Messines, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem (William 4018)
  • In a ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Christmas Day, he anointed and consecrated Baldwin 53, then crowned him together with Melisende 4002 (:) William of Tyre bk. 16, 3.1-9