Kingdom of Jerusalem

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The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a medieval Crusader state established in the Levant after the First Crusade, serving as a key Christian stronghold and political center in the Holy Land.

All labels observed (9)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian monarchy
crusader state
former country
medieval kingdom
alternativeName Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
capital Jerusalem
claimedBy House of Anjou
House of Hohenstaufen
House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty

Kings of Cyprus
commonLanguage Arabic
Greek
Italian
Old French
continent Asia
crusadeContext First Crusade
Second Crusade
Third Crusade
currency bezant
denier
endTime 1291
establishedAfter First Crusade
fallOfLastStrongholdYear 1291
firstRuler Godfrey of Bouillon
firstRulerTitle Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre
foundedBy First Crusaders
linked to: First Crusade
founder Godfrey of Bouillon
governmentType feudal monarchy
hereditary monarchy
importantInstitution Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
lastStronghold Acre
legalSystem Assizes of Jerusalem
locatedIn Holy Land
Levant
linked to: Levant region
lostJerusalemTo Saladin
lostJerusalemYear 1187
majorCity Acre
Ascalon
Jerusalem
Nablus
Tyre
majorPort Acre
Jaffa
neighbor County of Edessa
linked to: Edessa

County of Tripoli
Principality of Antioch
nobleAssembly High Court of Jerusalem
linked to: Sanhedrin
notableBattle Battle of Hattin
Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
officialLanguage Latin
opponent Ayyubid dynasty
Fatimid Caliphate
Mamluk Sultanate
Zengid dynasty
peakPeriod 12th century
protectedBy Knights Hospitaller
Knights Templar
Teutonic Order
religion Catholicism
Latin Christianity
religiousSignificance center of Latin Christian pilgrimage
secondRuler Baldwin I of Jerusalem
startTime 1099
strategicRole bridgehead for Western European influence in the Near East
key Christian stronghold in the Holy Land
symbol golden cross potent with four crosslets on argent field

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Knights Hospitaller countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Jerusalem
Principality of Antioch allyOf Kingdom of Jerusalem
Lydda underRuleOf Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
subject linked to: Lydda (modern Lod, Israel)
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Cilician Armenia ally Kingdom of Jerusalem
Joan of Acre birthPlace Kingdom of Jerusalem
Third Crusade location Kingdom of Jerusalem
Third Crusade hasParticipant Kingdom of Jerusalem
Kingdom of Jerusalem alternativeName Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Jerusalem cross associatedWith Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Outremer hasPart Kingdom of Jerusalem
Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres geographicFocus Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres associatedWith Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Crusader states hasPart Kingdom of Jerusalem
Zengid dynasty opponent Kingdom of Jerusalem
Akko wasCapitalOf Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem (de facto, 1191–1291)
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Adelaide del Vasto monarchConsortOf Kingdom of Jerusalem
Adelaide del Vasto marriageAllianceWith Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Knights Templar operatedInRegion Kingdom of Jerusalem
Diospolis partOf Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Siege of Acre (1189–1191) place Kingdom of Jerusalem
Siege of Acre (1189–1191) belligerent Kingdom of Jerusalem
Crusaders established Kingdom of Jerusalem
Flavia Neapolis wasUnderRuleOf Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Battle of Arsuf (1191) location Kingdom of Jerusalem
Battle of Arsuf (1191) countryAtTime Kingdom of Jerusalem
Battle of Arsuf (1191) combatant1 Kingdom of Jerusalem
Battle of Jaffa (1192) hasLocation Kingdom of Jerusalem
Lusignan dynasty hasTitle Kings of Jerusalem
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Lusignan dynasty region Kingdom of Jerusalem
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne associatedWith Kingdom of Jerusalem
Bohemond II of Antioch alliedWith Kingdom of Jerusalem
Bohemond III of Antioch ally Kingdom of Jerusalem
Mamluk forces enemyOf Kingdom of Jerusalem
King of Jerusalem (titular) hasOriginIn Kingdom of Jerusalem
King of Jerusalem (titular) countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Jerusalem
King of Jerusalem (titular) derivesFrom Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Fulk V of Anjou deathPlace Kingdom of Jerusalem
Kingdom of Cyprus unionWith Kingdom of Jerusalem
Kingdom of Cyprus personalUnionWith Kingdom of Jerusalem
Fifth Crusade hasParticipant Kingdom of Jerusalem
Isabella II of Jerusalem country Kingdom of Jerusalem
Isabella II of Jerusalem citizenship Kingdom of Jerusalem
Balian of Ibelin countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Jerusalem
subject linked to: Balian de Ibelin
Balian of Ibelin allegiance Kingdom of Jerusalem
subject linked to: Balian de Ibelin
Sixth Crusade hasLocation Kingdom of Jerusalem
Sixth Crusade hasParticipant Kingdom of Jerusalem
Conradin associatedWith Kingdom of Jerusalem
Akka wasCapitalOf Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem (de facto, 13th century)
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Saint-Jean-d’Acre wasCapitalOf Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Saint-Jean-d’Acre wasCapitalOf Kingdom of Jerusalem (late Crusader period)
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem