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The crown is offered to the king's …
Years: 1118 - 1118
The crown is offered to the king's elder brother Eustace III, but Joscelin of Courtenay insists that the crown pass to Baldwin of Bourcq, despite Count Baldwin having exiled Joscelin from Edessa in 1113.
Baldwin of Edessa accepts and on Easter Sunday, April 14, 1118, is crowned king of Jerusalem as Baldwin II.
Almost immediately, the kingdom is simultaneously invaded by the Seljuqs from Syria and the Fatimids from Egypt, although by showing himself ready and willing to defend his territory, Baldwin forces the Muslim army to back down without a battle.
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- Adelaide del Vasto
- Baldwin I of Jerusalem
- Baldwin II of Jerusalem
- Eustace III
- Joscelin I
- Roger II of Sicily
Groups
- Egypt in the Middle Ages
- Muslims, Shi'a
- Ismailism
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Seljuq Empire (Isfahan)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Sicily, County of
- Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
- Seljuq Empire, Western capital
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Years: 1118 - 1118
Locations
People
- Adelaide del Vasto
- Baldwin I of Jerusalem
- Baldwin II of Jerusalem
- Eustace III
- Joscelin I
- Roger II of Sicily
Groups
- Egypt in the Middle Ages
- Muslims, Shi'a
- Ismailism
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Seljuq Empire (Isfahan)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Sicily, County of
- Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
- Seljuq Empire, Western capital
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions