Guy of Lusignan
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Guy of Lusignan was king of Jerusalem, first as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Sibylla from 1186 to 1190, then as disputed ruler from 1190 to 1192. He was also lord of Cyprus from 1192 to 1194. As
Marriage of Sibylla and Guy
Kerak Castle
Death of Baldwin IV and coronation of Baldwin V in the 1280 edition of William of Tyre's Histoire d'Outremer
Sibylla crowned by Heraclius while monks sent from Nablus spy on them
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
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Baldwin IV, known as the Leper King, was the king of Jerusalem from 1174 until his death in 1185. Baldwin ascended to the throne when he was thirteen despite having leprosy. He made several attempts t
Guy of Lusignan
…he was banished from Poitou. After arriving in the Holy Land at an unknown date from 1173 to 1180, Guy was hastily married to Sibylla, the sister of Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, in 1180 to prevent a political coup. As Baldwin's health deteriorated due to his leprosy, he appointed Guy as regent in 1183. However, Guy proved to…
Playmates pinch Baldwin and William of Tyre discovers first symptoms of Baldwin's leprosy, in Estoire d'Eracles, painted in France in the 1250s
Patriarch Amalric crowns King Baldwin IV, as depicted in late 13th-century edition of the Histoire d'Outre Mer
13th-century depiction of Baldwin toppling an enemy at the Battle of Montgisard
Saladin demolished Baldwin's Le Chastellet fortress after conquering it.