William of Tyre

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William of Tyre was a 12th-century archbishop and historian of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, best known for his detailed chronicle of the Crusades and the politics of the Crusader states.

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William of Tyre canonical 2

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instanceOf Latin Christian cleric
archbishop
chronicler
historian
medieval historian
appointedBy King Amalric I of Jerusalem
birthDate c. 1130
birthPlace Jerusalem
chronicles First Crusade (retrospectively)
linked to: First Crusade

Second Crusade
minority and reign of Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
reign of Amalric I of Jerusalem
reign of Baldwin I of Jerusalem
reign of Baldwin II of Jerusalem
reign of Fulk of Jerusalem
citizenship Kingdom of Jerusalem
clericalRank archbishop
deathDate c. 1186
deathPlace Kingdom of Jerusalem
describes relations between Crusader states and Byzantine Empire
relations between Crusader states and Muslim powers
educatedAt University of Paris
linked to: Sorbonne University

schools in Bologna
era 12th century
genre chronicle
historiography
influenced Old French continuations of his history
later Crusade chroniclers
knownFor account of the politics of the Crusader states
detailed chronicle of the Crusades
history of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
notableWork Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum
History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea
occupation archbishop of Tyre
chancellor
historian
partOf Latin hierarchy of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
positionHeld Archbishop of Tyre
Chancellor of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Latin Church
see Tyre
servedUnder Amalric I of Jerusalem
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
sourceFor biography of Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
history of the Latin East
writingPeriod c. 1169–1184

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Second Crusade describedBySource William of Tyre