| People who played important roles in this time period |
Baldwin (II, King of Jerusalem)
King of Jerusalem.
Fulk (V, of Anjou)
Grandfather of Henry II from first marriage to Ermentrude, and also married Baldwin II daughter Melisende. No other details at present.
William (Audelin)
The son of Henry I was drowned returning from Normandy to England when his ship 'The White Ship' sank. The crew and passengers were drunk and the helmsman steered the ship onto rocks even though the sea was calm.
Payens, Hugh de
Hugh de Payens, a knight from Burgundy, is regarded as the founding member of the Knights Templar. He and his fellow knights were granted dwellings in Jerusalem near the Dome of the Rock which was believed to be the site of the Temple of Solomon.
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