The leper king and his heirs : Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem / Bernard Hamilton

Englisch

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000

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Rezensiert in: Phillips, Jonathan: The leper king and his heirs. Baldwin IV and the crusader kingdom of Jerusalem. By Bernard Hamilton. Pp. xxv+288 incl. frontispiece and 10 ills. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. £37.50. 0 521 64187 X, 2002

Print version: ISBN 9780521641876

978-1-107-05066-2 : ebook

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-0-521-64187-6 (Druckausgabe) : hardback, 978-0-521-01747-3 (andere physische Form) : paperback

DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781107050662

*Balduin, IV.<Jerusalem, König> *1161-1185*

*Jerusalem -- History -- Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244 ; Jerusalem -- Kings and rulers -- Biography ; Baudouin -- IV -- King of Jerusalem -- 1160-1185

*Baudouin ; IV ; King of Jerusalem ; 1160-1185 ; Jerusalem ; Kings and rulers ; Biography ; Jerusalem ; History ; Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: D184.4

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 956.94/03/092

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: NM 7900: N Geschichte / NM Geschichte des Mittelalters / Königreich Jerusalem und andere Kreuzfahrerstaaten

The reign of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1174–85) has traditionally been seen as a period of decline when, because of the king's illness, power came to be held by unsuitable men who made the wrong policy decisions. Notably, they ignored the advice of Raymond of Tripoli and attacked Saladin, who was prepared to keep peace with the Franks while uniting the Islamic near east under his rule. This book challenges that view, arguing that peace with Saladin was not a viable option for the Franks; that the young king, despite suffering from lepromatous leprosy (the most deadly form of the disease) was an excellent battle leader who strove with some success to frustrate Saladin's imperial ambitions; that Baldwin had to remain king in order to hold factions in check; but that the society over which he presided was, contrary to what is often said, vigorous and self-confident

1. The sources for Baldwin IV's reign -- 2. Baldwin's childhood -- 3. The kingdom -- 4. The international status of the kingdom -- 5. The king's minority -- 6. Western aid. William of Montferrat and Philip of Flanders -- 7. The victor of Mont Gisard -- 8. Prince Reynald's initiative -- 9. The dying king -- 10. The heirs of the leper king -- Epilogue -- Appendix : an evaluation of the leprosy of King Balwin IV of Jerusalem in the context of the medieval world, by Piers Mitchell

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