Baldwin I of Jerusalem

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Baldwin I of Jerusalem was a prominent early 12th-century crusader leader who became the first king of Jerusalem after Godfrey of Bouillon and significantly expanded the Latin kingdom in the Levant.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Baldwin I of Jerusalem canonical 8
Baldwin I 1
Baldwin I, King of Jerusalem 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Jerusalem
crusader leader
human
medieval monarch
alsoKnownAs Baldwin I of Jerusalem
surface form: Baldwin I

Baldwin of Boulogne
Baldwin I of Jerusalem
surface form: Baldwin of Edessa
birthDate c. 1058
burialPlace Church of the Holy Sepulchre
capitalDuringReign Jerusalem
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship County of Boulogne
deathDate 1118-04-02
deathPlace El Arish
surface form: al-ʿArīsh
father Eustace II, Count of Boulogne
founded Lordship of Oultrejordain
givenName Baldwin
historicalEventContext Crusades
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
militaryRank crusader commander
monarchOf Kingdom of Jerusalem
mother Ida of Lorraine
nobleFamily House of Boulogne
notableAchievement consolidation of the Latin Kingdom in the Levant
notableBattle Battle of Ascalon
notableCampaign campaigns against Fatimid Egypt
campaigns in Transjordan
campaigns in the Sinai
notableWork expansion of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
participatedIn First Crusade
positionHeld Count of Edessa
Count of Verdun
King of Jerusalem (titular)
surface form: King of Jerusalem
predecessor Godfrey of Bouillon
regionOfActivity Edessa
Jerusalem
Levant region
surface form: Levant
reignEnd 1118
reignStart 1100
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
ruledFrom Jerusalem
ruledUntil death in 1118
sibling Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
surface form: Eustace III of Boulogne

Godfrey of Bouillon
spouse Adelaide del Vasto
Arda of Armenia
Godehilde
successor Baldwin II of Jerusalem

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Jerusalem secondRuler Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Outremer notableRuler Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Godfrey of Bouillon succeededBy Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Godfrey of Bouillon sibling Baldwin I of Jerusalem
chronicles of Fulcher of Chartres describesPerson Baldwin I of Jerusalem
subject surface form: Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres
Adelaide del Vasto spouse Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Adelaide del Vasto spouse Baldwin I of Jerusalem
this entity surface form: Baldwin I, King of Jerusalem
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne sibling Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Baldwin I of Jerusalem alsoKnownAs Baldwin I of Jerusalem
this entity surface form: Baldwin I
Baldwin I of Jerusalem alsoKnownAs Baldwin I of Jerusalem
this entity surface form: Baldwin of Edessa