Baldwin I of Jerusalem, 1100-1118 / Susan B. Edgington.
| Author/creator | Edgington, Susan |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2019. |
| Description | x, 204 pages : maps ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Rulers of the Latin East |
| Contents | First crusader -- Nicaea to Edessa -- Count of Edessa -- Crisis in Jerusalem, 1100 -- King of Jerusalem -- Ecclesiastical affairs -- The conquest of the littoral -- Fighting the Saracens -- The army, administration, and allies -- Last years and legacy. |
| Abstract | "Baldwin of Boulogne was born the youngest of three sons and marked out for a clerical career, yet in turn he became a First Crusader, first Latin count of Edessa and the founder of the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem. Nevertheless, remarkably, he has never been the subject of a full-length biography. This study examines in detail the stages of Baldwin's career, returning to the contemporary evidence to discover the qualities that enabled him not only to succeed his brother as ruler in 1100 but to maintain and expand the new kingdom of Jerusalem through the next eighteen years in the face of aggression from Muslim enemies and rivalry from fellow crusaders"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018045620 |
| ISBN | 9781472433565 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |