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Baldwin I Biography and Timeline

Follow Baldwin I through 11 dated historical records for France.

Baldwin I, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

11Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1070–1109Years on this page

1070

Succession

Count · House / House of Flanders

Succeeds as Count of France

Role range: 1058-1118

1096

Siege of Constantinople

Count · Istanbul · Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st

Godfrey of Bouillon & Baldwin lead a Crusader army which attacks Constantinople

Role range: 1096-1099 – 1058-1118

1098

Battle of Edessa

Count · Edessa · Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st

The citizens of Edessa gave Baldwin control of the city

Role range: 1096-1099 – 1058-1118

Siege of Edessa

Count · Edessa · Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st

The citizens of Edessa gave Baldwin control of the city

Role range: 1096-1099 – 1058-1118

Battle of Edessa

Count · Edessa · Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st

Takes Edessa which becomes a Crusader state under his leadership

Role range: 1096-1099 – 1058-1118

1100

Succession

Count · Jerusalem · House / House of Flanders

Succeeds as King of Jerusalem, 1100-1118

Role range: 1058-1118

1101

Battle of Ramleh, 1st

Count · Ramleh · Warfare / Military

Defeats an Egyptian force under Saad el-Dawleh

1102

Battle of Ramleh, 2nd

Count · Ramleh · Warfare / Military

Defeated, his army is virtually destroyed

1104

Battle of Acre

Count · Acre · Warfare / Military

Acre surrenders to Baldwin I of Jerusalem

1109

Battle of Sidon

Count · Sidon · Warfare / Military

Captures Sidon after the Battle of Sidon

Capture of Sidon

Count · Sidon · Warfare / Military

Captures Sidon after the Battle of Sidon

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.