ruling princess child wife alice jerusalem succeeded father fell battle age cousin sicily laid claim mother assumed regency replaced father grandfather jerusalem died alice tried control government barons acknowledged right brother law rule regent given marriage subsequent years gave birth children murdered battle son jerusalem assumed regency tried persuade accept candidates refused marry middle aged relative finally found love interest married knight france second husband fell captivity wanted rule jerusalem declared year old son prince disregarded declaration took control administration assistance emperor favor son shortly death early life born child alice jerusalem mother alice second daughter killed battle february death alice assumed regency according rumors spreading alice planning send monastery marry cousin sicily regarded successor senior member sent envoys urging come alice decided resist sought assistance soldiers reached captured alice envoy long alice forced mercy father removed alice regency ordering leave reign childhood acknowledged regent swearing count guardian rule marriage died august died week later alice laid claim regency lords remained hostile idea female ruler sent envoys successor alice brother law alice alliance count count tripoli early travel sea allow march landed barons acknowledged regent appointed constable administer returned dispatched governor invade defeating invaders entered needed firm government approached select husband chose younger son duke announce decision public wanted prevent alice sicily intervening alice sister wife persuaded allow alice return alice wanted relationship byzantine_empire offered hand son byzantine emperor prevent byzantine marriage sent envoy france urge come traveling disguise sicily wanted capture southern italy marriage arrived april latin patriarch jerusalem alice believe came marry instead year old daughter kidnapped palace blessed marriage cathedral marriage ruler alice retired early roger sicily extended offer france transport french second crusade fearing roger wanted assert claim louis vii wife eleanor niece declined louis came march long rumors spread love affair eleanor tried convince husband launch campaign capital din louis vii decided leave jerusalem forcing eleanor accompany killed expedition din june children perform duties prince raise people despair according william tyre din invaded seized territories east latin patriarch directed defense preferred secular ruler learning fate cousin jerusalem assumed regency concluded truce din returned summer wanted persuade proposing candidates count walter declined urged went tripoli early meet ladies tried persuade choose candidates returned making promise according william tyre patriarch convinced resist wanted control government sent widowed brother law middle aged marry age regarded displeasure according contemporaneous refused marry says refused candidates proposed met knight france william tyre described knight common sort decided marry kept secret wanted obtain permission marriage second marriage baldwin sanctioned marriage married early took charge administration unpopular subjects regarded frequent attempts raise funds brought conflict patriarch emperor subsequent years emperor forced pay homage spring captured imprisoned governor raid november husband fell captivity announced intention administer preferred male ruler jerusalem declared year old son prince charging patriarch administration accept baldwin decision protested emperor dispatched nephew begin negotiations marriage daughter maria marriage contract signed emperor delegates confirmed position ruler came meet imperial envoys protest son reached age majority strengthen position son sought assistance byzantine governor barons alliance armenia forced leave removal took control long died probably according family husband second son duke second wife born according william tyre left sons daughters husband died elder son time death seized mother eldest daughter maria born late famed beauty married constantinople christmas day younger sister given marriage late father second son baldwin determined certainty baldwin died fighting head byzantine cavalry regiment september certain fathered wife hungary second daughter alice wife
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