Fulk of Guînes
Fulk of Guines († around 1125 ) was a crusader and first lord of Beirut .
He was the second-born son of Count Baldwin I of Guines ( House of Guînes ) and his wife Adele (or Christine) of Holland, daughter of Count Florens I.
He was a third cousin of Eustach III. of Boulogne and third degree nephew of Robert II of Flanders . He probably accompanied them both on the First Crusade to the Holy Land . In 1110 he received from his third cousin, King Baldwin I of Jerusalem , the newly established rule of Beirut as a fief .
He died around 1125 and was buried in Beirut. After his death the fief fell back to the king, who gave it to Walter I. Brisebarre .
literature
- Alan V. Murray: The crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. A Dynastic History. 1099-1125 (= Occasional Publications of the Oxford Unit for Prosopographical Research. 4). Linacre College - Unit for Prosopographical Research, Oxford 2000, ISBN 1-900934-03-5 .
Web links
- Foulques de Guines at fmg.ac
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Reign established |
Lord of Beirut 1110-1125 |
Walter I. Brisebarre |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fulk of Guînes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fulk of Beirut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord of Beirut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1125 |