This is a list of Kings of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291, as well as claimants to the title up to the present day.
The Kingdom of Jerusalem had its origins in the First Crusade, when Godfrey of Bouillon took the title Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri (Protector of the Holy Sepulcher) in 1099 and was crowned as ruler of Jerusalem in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
The following year, his brother Baldwin I was the first to use the title king and ...
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This is a list of Kings of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291, as well as claimants to the title up to the present day.
The Kingdom of Jerusalem had its origins in the First Crusade, when Godfrey of Bouillon took the title Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri (Protector of the Holy Sepulcher) in 1099 and was crowned as ruler of Jerusalem in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
The following year, his brother Baldwin I was the first to use the title king and the first to be crowned king in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem itself.
The actual title of the early kings of Jerusalem was Rex Latinitas Ierosolimitanus, or other variations meaning king of the Latins of Jerusalem. They did not pretend to rule over the native Christian, Muslim, or Jewish populations.
The kingship of Jerusalem was partially elected and partially hereditary. During the height of the kingdom in the mid-12th century there was a royal family and a relatively clear line of succession. Nevertheless the king was...
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