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Queen Melisende
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Queen Melisende
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04 March 2026
Agnes of Courtenay
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Some women in the Middle Ages became pawns as wives to powerful men. Some women had power in their own right and wielded it despite oppositi...
03 March 2026
Amalric
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Queen Melisende and Fulk of Anjou had a second son, Amalric, born in 1136. When his grandfather, King Baldwin II of Jerusalem, was on his d...
02 March 2026
Baldwin vs. Melisende
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The young King Baldwin III of Jerusalem really wanted to be seen as a military commander. To do this, he would have to take steps to overcom...
01 March 2026
Baldwin and the Second Crusade
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After the defeat and embarrassment of the Bosra incident , Queen Melisende tried to keep her son and co-ruler, King Baldwin III of Jerusale...
28 February 2026
Baldwin in Bosra
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The decision to go to Bosra (pictured) and help Altuntash become ruler of the Hauran against the wishes of Damascene ruler Mu'in ad-Din ...
26 February 2026
Melisende and Fulk, Part 3
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The King and Queen of Jerusalem were very involved in supporting and promoting the Christian religion. Queen Melisende contributed to many...
25 February 2026
Melisende and Fulk, Part 2
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After a rocky start to their life as King and Queen of Jerusalem, Fulk of Anjou and Melisende started to work together. Melisende was part...
24 February 2026
Melisende and Fulk, Part 1
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Fulk of Anjou made sure that King of Jerusalem Baldwin II's choice of eldest daughter Melisende to succeed him was firm before he agree...
23 February 2026
Melisende
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Baldwin II, Count of Edessa, and Morphia of Melitene had four daughters. When it seemed likely that a son was not going to happen, Baldwin n...
22 February 2026
Sibylla in Jerusalem
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When Thierry of Alsace, the Count of Flanders, made his third pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1157, he took his wife, Sibylla of Anjou . They...
11 July 2025
Amalric and Philip
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One of the reasons King Amalric of Jerusalem wanted Philip of Milly to be Grand Master of the Templars, especially after the death of Bertr...
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