Baldwin XXIV of Edessa

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Noble title
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Crusader_States
gptkbp:birthYear 1110
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre
gptkbp:children gptkb:Baldwin_V_of_Edessa
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Zengi
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Influence_on_later_Crusader_narratives
gptkbp:culturalImpact Representation in historical texts
gptkbp:deathYear 1144
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Baldwin_III_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Negotiated_with_Muslim_leaders
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Boulogne
gptkbp:father gptkb:Baldwin_II_of_Edessa
gptkbp:historicalContext During the Crusader States era
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influence_on_Crusader_politics
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Remembered_as_a_tragic_figure_in_Crusader_history
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Crusades
Varied perspectives on his reign
Controversy over his leadership
Chroniclers_of_the_Crusades
Part_of_the_story_of_the_Crusades.
gptkbp:historicalRecords Documented in medieval chronicles
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Impact_on_future_Crusader_leaders
Last_ruler_of_Edessa_before_its_capture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baldwin XXIV of Edessa
gptkbp:knownFor Being the last Count of Edessa before its fall
gptkbp:legacy Symbol_of_the_fall_of_the_Crusader_States
gptkbp:marriageDate 1136
gptkbp:militaryRank Siege of Edessa
Defensive tactics against siege
Led_defenses_of_Edessa
gptkbp:mother Morphia of Melitene
gptkbp:nationality Frankish
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Edessa
gptkbp:notableEvent Fall of Edessa
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Crusader_States
gptkbp:politicalPosition Faced_threats_from_Zengi
Symbol_of_the_decline_of_Crusader_power
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:Count
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Baldwin_II_of_Edessa
gptkbp:reignEnd 1144
gptkbp:reignStart 1131
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse Cecilia_of_Edessa
gptkbp:successor Joscelin II of Edessa
gptkbp:title Count of Edessa
Inherited from father
gptkbp:titleHeld Count of Edessa