II Baldwin I.-A King without Princes
Brother of Godfrey, ambushed on the way to take his crown,but did not feel any great trouble at it,was the first to do the „impeity“ of becoming King of Jerusalem-in contrast to what Dagobert of Pisa,Jerusalem’s new patriarch would desire-a theocratic nation (the identity of which’s „ideal„ ruler in Dagobert’s eyes we surely could guess)-nonetheless being crowned by that same person in Bethelehem,Baldwin set out to carve out a dominion.
In 1102,at Ramlha,however,he was defeated by the Egyptians and lost most of his army, being forced to be ferried to Jaffa by Godric of Finchale,whom some sources say to be a pirate,but all a saint.
Restoring himself to strength,he payed for Bohemund of Antioch’s ransom,to the sure ire of Tancred,serving as the regent of said city.Followed was a reparate of his former losses:capture of Acra 1104,victory at Ramlah 1105,acquirance of Beirut in 1110 and on the return,of Sidon.
However,in 1113 Toghtekin of Damascus and Aksunk-ur of Mosul almost brought his kingdom to it’s end,were it not for the arival of new pilgrims,serving as buffer.
Marrying Adelaide,mother of Roger II. Of sicily,he expelled his armenian wife Arda, and thus caused himself and Patriarch Arnulf,who aproved their marriage,many problems –for nothing,for it produced no children anyway,which earned Baldwin the „style“ of suspected homosexual.
Sending her away after he fell ill in 1117,hoping it would "restore" his health,he recovered in 1118,marched into Egypt,but falling ill again,he died on his way back to Jerusalem at Al-Arish.Acording to Thomas Fulcher,his passing was mourned even by the Saracens.