Amalric I (əmăl`rĭk, ă`məlrĭk) or Amaury I (əmô`rē, Fr. ämōrē`), c.1137–1174, Latin king of Jerusalem (1162–74); brother and successor of Baldwin III. He spent his reign in attempts to gain and hold the suzerainty of Egypt, but was balked by the Turkish sultan Nur ad-Din Nur ad-Din (n
r äd-dēn), 1118–74, ruler of Syria.
..... Click the link for more information. , one of whose lieutenants finally obtained control of the country and left it at his death to Saladin Saladin (săl`ədĭn), Arabic Salah ad-Din,
..... Click the link for more information. . During Amalric's frequent absences in Egypt, Nur ad-Din repeatedly raided the increasingly weak Latin states of the East. Amalric was succeeded by his son, Baldwin IV.
r äd-dēn), 1118–74, ruler of Syria...... Click the link for more information. , one of whose lieutenants finally obtained control of the country and left it at his death to Saladin Saladin (săl`ədĭn), Arabic Salah ad-Din,
..... Click the link for more information. . During Amalric's frequent absences in Egypt, Nur ad-Din repeatedly raided the increasingly weak Latin states of the East. Amalric was succeeded by his son, Baldwin IV.
Amalric I
(born 1136—died July 11, 1174) King of Jerusalem (1163–74). Amalric was a strong ruler who helped break the unity of Muslims surrounding the Holy Land. He passed a law giving vassals the right to appeal to the High Court against unjust treatment by their lords. His invasion of Egypt (1163) led to a war with Nureddin of Syria, which Amalric lost despite help from Manuel I Comnenus. Though the effort to conquer Egypt failed, the Palestinian-Byzantine alliance continued.
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