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Baldwin III of Jerusalem

1130 - 1163

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Baldwin III (1130 – 10 February 1163) was King of Jerusalem from 1143 to 1163. He was the eldest son of Melisende and Fulk of Jerusalem. He became king while still a child, and was at first overshadowed by his mother Melisende, whom he eventually defeated in a civil war. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baldwin III of Jerusalem has received more than 521,933 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Baldwin III of Jerusalem is the 1,167th most popular politician (up from 1,875th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Israel (up from 78th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Israeli Politician.

Baldwin III of Jerusalem was most famous for being the King of Jerusalem and the County of Edessa from 1143 to 1163. He was the son of Baldwin II of Jerusalem and Melisende of Montferrat.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Baldwin III of Jerusalem ranks 1,167 out of 19,576Before him are Christian III of Denmark, Napoléon, Prince Imperial, Takeda Shingen, David Lloyd George, Nikolai Yezhov, and Mohamed Naguib. After him are Ahmed Ben Bella, Sandra Mason, Michael VII Doukas, Al-Mu'tasim, Basil I, and Alauddin Khalji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1130, Baldwin III of Jerusalem ranks 4Before him are Zhu Xi, William of Tyre, and Pope Clement III. After him are Saint Rosalia, Géza II of Hungary, Toghrul, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, Benjamin of Tudela, Charles VII of Sweden, Akka Mahadevi, and Magnus II of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1163, Baldwin III of Jerusalem ranks 1After him are Abd al-Mu'min, Ladislaus II of Hungary, Constance of Antioch, Agnes of Babenberg, and Sigurd Markusfostre.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Baldwin III of Jerusalem ranks 59 out of 466Before him are Herodias (-100), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), Abijah of Judah (-1000), Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), and Barabbas (1). After him are Mahmoud Darwish (1941), Zedekiah (-617), Nehemiah (-490), Isaac Herzog (1960), Ada Yonath (1939), and Micah (-737).

Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Baldwin III of Jerusalem ranks 21Before him are Hezekiah (-800), Josiah (-648), Reuven Rivlin (1939), Abijah of Judah (-1000), Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), and Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177). After him are Zedekiah (-617), Isaac Herzog (1960), Ezer Weizman (1924), Uzziah (-900), Manasseh of Judah (-800), and Jehoiakim (-634).