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Y203: The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192

The Crusader States in the 12th Century: Establishment, problems of succession and internal rivalries

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Overview

Recall questions on establishment, development, reasons for survival of Crusader States, including Jerusalem and Antioch, the role of rulers, western aid, problems of succession, including the death of Baldwin II, internal rivalries including Baldwin III and Melisende, the events of 1183–1186.

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Key term

Why did the death of Baldwin II in 1131 create a succession problem?

Who and when

How did Melisende's joint rule with Baldwin III end?

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    Name the four crusader states of Outremer.

    Model answer

    They were the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Principality of Antioch, the County of Edessa and the County of Tripoli.

  2. 2

    How did Baldwin I change the status of Jerusalem after 1100?

    Model answer

    Where Godfrey had refused a crown in the holy city, Baldwin had himself crowned king, establishing Jerusalem as a hereditary monarchy with authority over the other Latin rulers.

  3. 3

    Why was the capture of the coastal ports so important to the survival of the states?

    Model answer

    The ports were reduced one by one with the help of Italian fleets, and they gave Outremer the harbours through which reinforcements, pilgrims, supplies and money arrived from the West, while their customs revenues became the crown's main income.

  4. 4

    Why did the death of Baldwin II in 1131 create a problem?

    Model answer

    He left no son, so the crown passed to his daughter Melisende together with her husband Fulk of Anjou and their infant son, an arrangement that invited a struggle over who actually ruled.

  5. 5

    What was the outcome of the quarrel between Fulk and Melisende?

    Model answer

    Fulk's attempt to exclude her provoked a revolt among her supporters, after which he was obliged to govern with her consent, and she continued to rule after his death.

  6. 6

    How did Melisende's joint rule with Baldwin III end?

    Model answer

    Baldwin III refused to accept a division of the kingdom, took up arms against his mother in 1152 and besieged her in the citadel of Jerusalem until she surrendered her authority.

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