Baldwin I of Jerusalem, 1100-1118

by Susan B. Edgington

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472433564
• ISBN13: 9781472433565
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"