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Baldwin I of Jerusalem captured Beirut from the Fatimid Caliphate with the help of a Genoese fleet
Baldwin I was the first count of Edessa from 1098 to 1100 and king of Jerusalem from 1100 to his death in 1118. He was the youngest son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Ida of…
Baldwin I of Jerusalem captured Beirut from the Fatimid Caliphate with the help of a Genoese fleet