HISTORY 70B Chapter article: Melisende's Letters
Document Summary
Conferred care of kingdom and full power over jointly to fulk and son. Baldwin >new king and queen crowned together: fulk tried to rule alone and accused her of an affair with a cousin. Affair never proved, contemporaries didn"t believe it, local nobles supported her against fulk. Would eventually lead to a division in the kingdom. She took nablus and jerusalem vs. son took acre and tyre: 1152: son marched on jerusalem to "get more resources" By then melisende lost a lot of her support >surrendered >given. Nablus as "dowry" >left to rule over it like a local lord: 9/11/1161: she died, 9/11/1161: she died, founded and endowed a lot of religious institutions and was recipient of. Two letters written by her: a letter from amalric and (1160, november 30) letter to the public. I guess it"s written by almaric about how he grants and confirms geladia (village) w/ 16 carrucatas of land.
