List of the kings of Jerusalem

The list of kings of Jerusalem includes all kings and queens of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from its establishment after the first crusade in 1099 to its end in 1291.

Kings or queens with a colored background and bold letters officiated in their own right.

Ruler list

Name (life data)	Reign	relationship	Remarks
Godfrey of Bouillon (* around 1060 - † July 18, 1100)	1099-1100		One of the military leaders of the first crusade. Led the conquest of Jerusalem on July 15, 1099. Elected to the king, he rejected the royal dignity and declared himself the " Vogt of the Holy Sepulcher" ( advocatus sancti sepulchri ).
Baldwin I (* 1058; † April 2, 1118)	1100-1118	Brother of the predecessor	One of the military leaders of the first crusade and founded the first crusader state with the county of Edessa. Was made king by the Crusaders after his brother's death. Fought back the Fatimids of Egypt, pursued a successful expansion policy and secured the kingdom by building castles.
NN of Marash (*?; † after 1117)		second wife of Baldwin I.	Was never crowned and was cast out around 1104.
Adelheid of Savona (* 1072; † April 18, 1118)		third wife of Baldwin I.	As the widow of Roger I of Sicily , she married Balduin I in 1117, but she was cast out again in 1117. Probably never got crowned.
Balduin II (* before 1080; † August 21, 1131)	1118-1131	Cousin of the predecessor	Participant in the first crusade. Fought eventful battles against the Seljuks and Zengids and conquered Tire. In his time the Knights Templar and the Hospitaller Order were founded.
Morphia von Melitene (*?; † October 1, 1126/27)		Wife of Baldwin II
Melisende (* 1105 - † September 1, 1161)	1131-1161	Daughter of the predecessor	Operated a favoritism policy and came into conflict with the barons. After the death of her husband, had her son crowned co-king by whom she was de facto disempowered in 1152.
Fulk of Anjou (* 1092; † November 13, 1143)	1131-1143	Husband of Melisende	Formerly Count of Anjou and co-king of his wife in Jerusalem. Had to assert himself against aristocratic revolts and the Zengids.
Balduin III. (1131–10 February 1162)	1143-1162	Son of the predecessor	Was crowned co-king of his mother in 1143. The second crusade (1147–1149) ended in failure at the siege of Damascus. Disempowered his mother in 1152 and ruled alone from then on. Conquered Ascalon in 1153 and achieved some successes against the Zengids.
Theodora Komnena (* 1145/46; † after 1185)		Wife of Baldwin III.
Amalrich I (1136 - 11 July 1174)	1162-1174	Brother of the predecessor	In association with Byzantium, led several campaigns to Egypt, but the conquest did not succeed. Instead, the Zengid general Saladin established himself there as sultan, who later also seized power in Damascus, with Jerusalem being surrounded by a Muslim power (Ayyubids).
Maria Komnena (* 1154; † before 1217)		Wife of Amalrich I.
Baldwin IV the leper (* 1161 - † March 1185)	1174-1185	Son of the predecessor	Was ill with leprosy and therefore temporarily unable to govern . Successfully defended the kingdom against Saladin.
Baldwin V (1177 - September 1186)	1183-1186	Nephew of the predecessor	Crowned during his uncle's lifetime, he did not survive long. The Count of Tripoli ruled for him.
Sibylle (* around 1160; † July 25, 1190)	1186-1190	Mother of the predecessor	Her succession was controversial among the barons. Left the government to her husband, who led the Crusaders to the defeat of Hattin in 1187, which resulted in the loss of Jerusalem to Saladin.
Guido von Lusignan (*?; † August 1194)	1186-1192	Husband of Sibylle	As co-king of his wife, led the government in Jerusalem. In 1187 he led the army to the defeat of Hattin and was captured by Saladin. Released after the abandonment of Jerusalem, he took up the siege of Acre and continued to claim the kingship after the death of his wife, which he could only hold during the Third Crusade (1187–1192) with the support of Richard the Lionheart . Acre and some other castles could be retaken. Resigned to rule in Cyprus in 1192.
Isabella I (* 1170; † 1205)	1192-1205	Sister of the predecessor
Conrad I of Montferrat (around 1146 - April 28, 1192)	1192	second husband of Isabella I.	Successfully defended Tire against Saladin and was recognized by the barons as king against Guido. Was murdered by assassins.
Henry I of Champagne (July 29, 1166 - September 10, 1197)	1192-1197	third husband of Isabella I.	Count of Champagne (Henry II) and participant in the third crusade.
Amalrich II of Lusignan (* 1145 - † April 1, 1205)	1197-1205	fourth husband of Isabella I.	King of Cyprus (Amalrich I). Negotiated a truce with the Ayyubids.
Maria (* around 1205; † spring 1212)	1205-1212	Daughter of the predecessor and Konrad von Montferrat	For they led Johann the old man of Ibelin and her husband the government.
Johann I of Brienne (around 1169/47; † March 23, 1237)	1210-1212	Husband of Maria	Took the government first for his wife and then for his daughter. Led the crusade from Damiette (1219–1221) to Egypt, which failed after initial successes. Married his daughter to Emperor Friedrich II, with whom he came into enmity over the government. Later became Emperor of Constantinople.
Isabella II (* 1212 - † April 25, 1228)	1212-1228	Daughter of the predecessor	Her father ran the government for her.
Emperor Friedrich II (December 26, 1194 - December 13, 1250)	1225-1228	Husband of Isabella II.	Co-king of his wife. After her death, took over the guardianship government for his son. Despite excommunication, he led a crusade (1228–1229) to the Holy Land where he won Jerusalem back for the Christians in the Treaty of Jaffa. His government was not recognized by the local barons who rose up against him in the Lombard War. The barons' crusade (1239–1241) brought territorial gains for the kingdom.
Conrad II (April 25, 1228 - May 21, 1254)	1228-1254	Son of the predecessor	Never appeared in person in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the barons organized the government. Jerusalem was finally lost to the Muslims in 1244, the sixth crusade (1248–1250) failed in Egypt. The Ayyubids are being replaced by the Mameluks as the new main threat to Christians.
Elisabeth of Bavaria (around 1227 - October 9, 1273)		Wife of Konrad II.
Konradin (March 25, 1252 - October 29, 1268)	1254-1268	Son of the predecessor	Never appeared in person in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the barons organized the government. The war of Saint-Sabas (1256–1258) weakened the Christians. The Mameluks under Baibars I went on the offensive against the Christians after 1260 and conquered several cities and castles.
Sophia von Landsberg (* around 1258/61; † August 24, 1318)		Wife of Konradin
Hugo I. (* around 1235 - † March 1284)	1268-1284		King of Cyprus (Hugo III) recognized as descendant of Isabellas I as successor to Conradin. Mary of Antioch also claimed the throne and unsuccessfully led a lawsuit. The crusade of Prince Edward (1270-1272) ended unsuccessfully. Charles of Anjou established an anti-kingship in Acre in 1277 after he had bought her claims from Mary of Antioch.
Isabella von Ibelin (* 1241 - † June 2, 1324)		Wife of Hugo I.
John II (around 1256 - May 20, 1285)	1284-1285	Son of the predecessor	King of Cyprus (John I), only ruled for a short time.
Henry II (* 1271; † 1324)	1285-1291	Brother of the predecessor	King of Cyprus. In 1286, Acre regained his rule. Lost all possessions on the mainland by 1291 ( Siege of Acre ), with which the Kingdom of Jerusalem ceases to exist.

List of the kings of Jerusalem

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See also