King of Jerusalem. Son of King Fulk and his second wife Melisende of Rethel, younger brother of Baldwin III. During the civil war between his mother and his brother he stood on his mothers side. She created him Count of Jaffa, but he lost this city to his brother. After the end of the war his brother gave him back his county and added the city and the region around Ascalon. He married Agnés de Courtenay in 1157, who was his third cousin. She gave birth to two children Baldwin and Sybille. In 1162, after several nobles had objected to the marriage, it was annulled, but the children were legitimized. She remarried twice and later had great influence at her sons court. He succeeded his brother in 1163 and tried to expand the kingdom to the south. In 1167 he married Maria Komnena, a grandniece of Emperor Manuel I of Byzantium. In 1169 he fought for the fifth and last time against Sal ad-Din and lost.
King of Jerusalem. Son of King Fulk and his second wife Melisende of Rethel, younger brother of Baldwin III. During the civil war between his mother and his brother he stood on his mothers side. She created him Count of Jaffa, but he lost this city to his brother. After the end of the war his brother gave him back his county and added the city and the region around Ascalon. He married Agnés de Courtenay in 1157, who was his third cousin. She gave birth to two children Baldwin and Sybille. In 1162, after several nobles had objected to the marriage, it was annulled, but the children were legitimized. She remarried twice and later had great influence at her sons court. He succeeded his brother in 1163 and tried to expand the kingdom to the south. In 1167 he married Maria Komnena, a grandniece of Emperor Manuel I of Byzantium. In 1169 he fought for the fifth and last time against Sal ad-Din and lost.
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