1161 - 1185
Baldwin IV (1161–1185), called 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 debilitating leprosy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baldwin IV of Jerusalem has received more than 5,804,434 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Baldwin IV of Jerusalem is the 263rd most popular politician (up from 342nd in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Israel (up from 34th in 2019) and the 2nd 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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Among politicians, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem ranks 263 out of 15,577. Before him are Louis XVII of France, Björn Ironside, Charles VII of France, Neville Chamberlain, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, and Tolui. After him are Philippe Pétain, Rüstem Pasha, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Philip IV of Spain, Mahmud II, and Charles the Bald.
1785 - 1795
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 257
800 - 876
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 258
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 259
1869 - 1940
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 260
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 261
1191 - 1232
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 262
1161 - 1185
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 263
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 264
1500 - 1561
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 265
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 266
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 267
1785 - 1839
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 268
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 269
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, Bhāskara II, Andronikos I Komnenos, Ibn Tufail, Emperor Antoku, Agnes of Courtenay, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, John Kinnamos, and Beatrice of Rethel.
1161 - 1185
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 1
1161 - 1230
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 2
1161 - 1181
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 3
1161 - 1201
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 4
1161 - 1223
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 5
1161 - 1185
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 1
1110 - 1185
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 2
1109 - 1185
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 3
1135 - 1185
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 4
1114 - 1185
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 5
1118 - 1185
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 6
1110 - 1185
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 7
1178 - 1185
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 8
1133 - 1185
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 9
1140 - 1185
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 10
1143 - 1185
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 11
1130 - 1185
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 12
Among people born in Israel, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem ranks 25 out of 430. Before him are Thomas the Apostle (1), Daniel (-690), Ezekiel (-621), Isaiah (-800), Josephus (37), and Jude the Apostle (15). After him are Ariel Sharon (1928), Salome (14), Simon the Zealot (1), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Herod Antipas (-20), and Bathsheba (-3500).
1 - 72
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 19
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 20
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 21
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 22
37 - 100
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 23
15 - 70
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 24
1161 - 1185
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 25
1928 - 2014
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 26
14 - 100
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 27
1 - 107
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 28
1922 - 1995
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 29
20 BC - 39
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 30
3500 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 31
Among politicians born in Israel, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem ranks 2. Before him are Herod the Great (-73). After him are Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Herod Antipas (-20), Goliath (-1060), Moshe Dayan (1915), Rehoboam (-972), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), and Hezekiah (-800).
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 1
1161 - 1185
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 2
1928 - 2014
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 3
1922 - 1995
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 4
20 BC - 39
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 5
1060 BC - Present
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 6
1915 - 1981
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 7
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 8
1935 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 9
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 10
1160 - 1190
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 11
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 12