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Baldwin IV of Jerusalem

1161 - 1185

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Baldwin IV (1161–1185), known as the Leper King, was the king of Jerusalem from 1174 until his death in 1185. He was admired by his contemporaries and later historians for his willpower and dedication to the Latin Kingdom in the face of his debilitating leprosy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baldwin IV of Jerusalem has received more than 7,610,483 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Baldwin IV of Jerusalem is the 161st most popular politician (up from 263rd in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Israel (up from 24th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Israeli Politician.

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem is most famous for being the last king of Jerusalem. Baldwin IV was the son of Baldwin III and the grandson of Fulk III. He was only 12 years old when he became king in 1174. Baldwin IV was a good ruler, but he was also very sickly. He had leprosy, which is a disease that causes skin sores and lesions.

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  • 78.92

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  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem ranks 161 out of 19,576. Before him are Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Akbar, Deng Xiaoping, Mustafa I, Orhan, and Gamal Abdel Nasser. After him are Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, Cardinal Richelieu, Mehmed IV, Francis I of France, Vespasian, and Claudius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1161, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem ranks 1. After him are Börte, Emperor Takakura, Constance, Duchess of Brittany, and Sancho, Count of Provence. Among people deceased in 1185, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem ranks 1. After him are Pope Lucius III, Afonso I of Portugal, Chrétien de Troyes, Ibn Tufail, Bhāskara II, Andronikos I Komnenos, Agnes of Courtenay, Emperor Antoku, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, John Kinnamos, and Beatrice of Rethel.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem ranks 20 out of 466. Before him are Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Isaiah (-800), Saul (-1079), Herod the Great (-73), and Benjamin Netanyahu (1949). After him are Judas Iscariot (50), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), Thomas the Apostle (1), Ezekiel (-621), Salome (14), and Jude the Apostle (15).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem ranks 6. Before him are Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Herod the Great (-73), and Benjamin Netanyahu (1949). After him are Moshe Dayan (1915), Herod Antipas (-20), Rehoboam (-972), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), Amin al-Husseini (1895), and Jeroboam (-1000).

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