Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
In Our Time: History
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The Kingship of Jerusalem
melvourne's father, baldwin the second, his accession to the throne was a bit dodgy aboas well. He had followed his brother, godfrey of buion, but there was another brother, eustace, who was alsoa first crusader and he was back in the west. So so baldwin thesecond kind wo gets it in a bit of a, you know, he kind of dives in there first because he's present. But i think perhaps that's why he's quite obsessed with making sure his line stays on the throne. And an nin particular designated melisont as his heir, is an important step for him.
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