Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem

1058 - 1131  (73 years)

• Name	Baldwin II
  Birth	About 1058  [1]
  General Information	He was also the Count of Rethel and Edessa.  [1]
  Military	1098 (40 years)
  He joined with Geoffrey de Bouillon and went on the First Crusade in 1098.
  Crowned	1118 (60 years)  [1]
  In 1118, he was crowned the King of Jerusalem.
  Reign	From 1118 to 1131 (60 years)  [1]
  King of Jerusalem
  Death	21 Aug 1131  [1, 2, 3]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Doon   (4 x Great Grandfather)  Saint Hodierne de Gometz, Dame de la Ferte  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3033	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Hugh I, Comte de Rethel   d. About 1118
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Melisende de Monthlhéry
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Malfia   d. 1126/27
  Marriage	1101  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 43 years - She : ??.
  Children	2 daughters
  +   1. Mélesinde de Rethe   d. 11 Sep 1161, Holy Land  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Fulk V, King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou  m. 2 Jun 1129 +   2. Alice de Rethel, Princess of Jerusalem,   b. About 1110   d. After 1136 (Age 27 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Behémond II, Prince of Antioch and Taranto  m. 1126
  Family ID	F2428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem(1058 – 1131) 2Hugh I, Comte de Rethel( – 1118) 4Manasses III, Count of Rethel and Porcieu( – 1056) 8Manasses II, Count of Rethel 16Manasses I, Count of Rethel 17 9Judith 18 19 5Yvette de Reucy 10Giselbert, Comte de Roucy, Viscomte de Rheims(956 – 1000) 20Renaud, Count of Rheims and Roucy(926 – 967) 21Alberade of Lorraine(930 – 973) 11[no first name] de Poitiers 22Aubri, Count of Mâcon 23 3Melisende de Monthlhéry 6Guy I de Montlhéry, Seigneur de Montlhéry and Chevreuse(1009 – 1095) 12Milton I de Monteleherico, Seigneur de la Ferte-sur-Qurcy 24 25 13daughter 26Thibaud, Seigneur of Monlhéry and Chevreuse(Abt 970 – 1031) 27 7Saint Hodierne de Gometz, Dame de la Ferte 14William I de Gometz, Seigneur de Bures 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).