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Baldwin III Sex: Male | | | |  | | Birth Date | 1130 | | Death Date | 1162 | | Father | Fulk V of Anjou KING of JERUSALEM THE YOUNGER | Born: 1089 | Died: 1143 | | Mother | Melisende d'Édesse | Born: 1105 | Died: 1161 | | Baldwin
Notes: | Baldwin III (1130 – 10 February 1163[1]) was King of Jerusalem from 1143 to 1163. He was the eldest son of Melisende and Fulk of Jerusalem. He became king while still a child, and was at first overshadowed by his mother Melisende, whom he eventually defeated in a civil war. During his reign Jerusalem became more closely allied with the Byzantine Empire, and the Second Crusade tried and failed to conquer Damascus. Baldwin captured the important Egyptian fortress of Ascalon, but also had to deal with the increasing power of Nur ad-Din in Syria. He died childless and was succeeded by his brother Amalric.
| | Notes: | Relic of the Precious Blood Popular legend claims that the phial was taken to Bruges during the Second Crusade of CE 1147–1149, by Thierry of Alsace, who returned from Jerusalem with the relic of the Holy Blood presented to him by his brother-in-law Baldwin III of Jerusalem, as the reward of his great services.
| | Baldwin Will: | Place of Burial: Tomb Of Kings, Jerusalem, Israel
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