Certainty: 2 Dying Baldwin II bequeathed his kingdom to Fulk, Melisende & the baby Baldwin III Certainty: 2
1143
Certainty: 3 Accession of Baldwin III, who reigned together with his mother Melisende
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
1144
Certainty: 2 Baldwin III recovered the Valley of Moses fortress Certainty: 2
1146
Certainty: 1 Disputed election of Radulf, the royal chancellor, as Archbishop of Tyre Certainty: 1
1147
Certainty: 2 March by Baldwin III & the army of Jeruslem to Bostra, to escort Altuntash home Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Desperate but successful struggle by Baldwin III & the army of Jerusalem to reach home Certainty: 2
1148
Certainty: 2 Leaders of the Second Crusade reassembled in Jerusalem Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 An assembly at Palmarea (Acre) decided to direct the Second Crusade against Damascus Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Final attempts to find a role for the crusaders were unsuccessful; departure of Conrad III Certainty: 2
1149
Certainty: 2 Reactions to the death of Raymond of Antioch Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Baldwin III & the barons of his kingdom fortified Gaza Certainty: 2
1150
Certainty: 2 Reactions to the disappearance of Joscelin II of Edessa Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Negotiations to save the remains of the county of Edessa Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Baldwin III's march to save Christians from Tell Bashir (1): as far as 'Ayn Tab Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Baldwin III's march to save Christians from Tell Bashir (2): beyond 'Ayn Tab Certainty: 3
1152
Certainty: 3 Baldwin III was crowned on Easter Day without his mother's knowledge Certainty: 3
Andronikos (I) from Cilicia treacherously won over Baldwin III & Mas'ud of IkonionCertainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Civil war in Jerusalem halted by a compromise from Melisende Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Unsuccessful pressure on princess Constance of Antioch to choose a prince
Baldwin III was deeply worried that Antioch, without a prince since the death of Raymond of Poitiers, would soon follow Edessa under Turkish rule, knowing that he himself had little time to spend there. Thus he repeatedly urged the princess Constance to choose one of her noble suitors from his army to rule the principality. Ivo of Nesle, Walter of Falquenberg or Radulf of Merle were well qualified to save the principality. But she was afraid of the bonds of marriage and preferred her freedom and desires to the needs of her people. When he realised this, Baldwin called a general assembly of the magnates of the kingdom and the principality at Tripoli, inviting from Antioch the patriarch Aimery of Limoges and his suffragans and Constance with her barons; also present were queen Melisende and the barons from Jerusalem. After some general issues, the agenda turned to Constance's marriage plans, but nobody succeeded in persuading her to wed, not her kinsmen Baldwin III or Raymond II, nor her maternal aunts Melisende or Hodierna. It was said that Aimery had influence over her, and supported her aberration of refusal to marry, since it helped him in his ambition to have a freer hand in control of the principality. The assembly ended in failure on this issue
Certainty: 2 Failed attempt to heal the marriage of Raymond II: his assassination Certainty: 2
1153
Certainty: 3 Baldwin III raided Askalon, then decided to besiege it: the list of attackers Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Siege of Askalon: the first five months Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Constance, princess of Antioch, married Reynaud of Chatillon Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Siege of Askalon: varying fortunes of war Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Siege of Askalon: the citizens decided to capitulate Certainty: 3
1154
Certainty: 2 Usama's family captured & robbed while passing Acre Certainty: 2
1159
Manuel received Baldwin III of Jerusalem coolly, then let him intercede for the Antiochenes & TorosCertainty: 2
Manuel insisted on triumphal entry to Antioch, supported by Latins, & stayed in the palace for 8 daysCertainty: 3
Baldwin suffered a broken arm following Manuel in the hunt, then was impressed by his medical skillCertainty: 2
1160
Manuel mobilised fully against Kilic Arslan, summoning all those who had sworn military helpCertainty: 2