Kingdom of Jerusalem

The Kingdom of Jerusalem was one of the Crusader kingdoms founded following the First Crusade by Godfrey of Bouillon. It was the longest standing crusader state in the Levant. It began with the rising of Godfrey of Bouillon in 1099 until the Fall of Acre in 1291.

History

The original kingdom stood from 1099 to 1187 before temporary takeover by the Ayyubids. The kingdom was recreated in 1192 after the Third Crusade in Acre. The capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem was moved from Jerusalem to Acre, though Jerusalem was partly controlled in the Sixth Crusade.Riley-Smith, The Crusades: A History, 2nd ed., pp. 180–182. 

Crusaders who ended up in Jerusalem were mostly French who spoke Old French – the region's lingua franca. Most residents in the kingdom were native to the Levant, while many Europeans settled in the kingdom.

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Category:Catholicism
Category:History of Israel
Category:History of the Middle East