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Raynald was the only Christian leader who fought against Saladin in the 1180s.
This is too absolute. Other Christian leaders, including Baldwin IV and Guy of Lusignan, also fought Saladin during the 1180s.
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The statement says Raynald was the only Christian leader who fought Saladin in the 1180s, but reliable references describe several other Christian leaders doing exactly that.
- Britannica's article on Reginald of Châtillon says that "King Baldwin IV's army relieved Krak from two sieges by Saladin (1183 and 1184)." That is direct armed resistance to Saladin by another Christian leader in the 1180s.
- Britannica's article on Guy of Jerusalem says that war broke out with Saladin and that in 1187 "Guy resolved to deliver" Tiberias, after which "his troops were defeated at Ḥaṭṭīn ... by Saladin's superior forces." So Guy of Lusignan also fought Saladin in the 1180s.
Because Baldwin IV and Guy of Lusignan both fought Saladin during that decade, Raynald was not the only Christian leader to do so.
2 sources
- Reginald of Châtillon | Britannica
On land, King Baldwin IV’s army relieved Krak from two sieges by Saladin (1183 and 1184).
- Guy | Britannica
War broke out with Saladin ... and, when the city of Tiberiade fell in 1187, Guy resolved to deliver it. His troops were defeated at Ḥaṭṭīn ... by Saladin’s superior forces.
from 1175 until his death
Raynald did not become lord of Transjordan in 1175. Reliable sources place his acquisition of the lordship in 1177, when he married Stephanie of Milly.
Full reasoning
This date is inconsistent with standard reference works and scholarship.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica states that after his release, Reginald (Raynald) "returned to Jerusalem and in 1177 married Stephanie, widow of the seigneur d’Outre-Jourdain ... thus becoming prince of Krak du Désert (Kerak) and of Montréal." That means he became lord through marriage in 1177, not 1175.
- A scholarly study by Alan V. Murray likewise states that "in 1177 Baldwin IV awarded the hand of Stephanie to Reynald of Châtillon," and another scholarly article notes that "Since 1177 Reynald had been lord of Transjordan through his marriage to Stephanie de Milly."
Because Raynald held Transjordan iure uxoris (by right of his wife), the start of his lordship follows that marriage in 1177, so "from 1175 until his death" is incorrect.
3 sources
- Reginald of Châtillon | Britannica
Reginald therefore returned to Jerusalem and in 1177 married Stephanie, widow of the seigneur d’Outre-Jourdain ... thus becoming prince of Krak du Désert (Kerak) and of Montréal.
- Women in the Royal Succession of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1099–1197
Humphrey was also the heir to the lordship of Transjordan, held by his mother, Stephanie of Milly. However, in a parallel action in 1177 Baldwin IV awarded the hand of Stephanie to Reynald of Châtillon.
- The construction of a primary source: the 'Itinerarium peregrinorum et gesta regis Ricardi' and the portrayal of the crusaders in the Third Crusade
Since 1177 Reynald had been lord of Transjordan through his marriage to Stephanie de Milly.
1176 to 1187
Raynald's reign as lord of Transjordan did not begin in 1176. Standard references place the start in 1177, when he married Stephanie of Milly.
Full reasoning
This infobox date is off by about a year.
Raynald held Transjordan iure uxoris, by right of his wife Stephanie of Milly. Britannica states that he returned to Jerusalem and in 1177 married Stephanie, thereby becoming lord of Kerak and Montréal. A scholarly study by Alan V. Murray likewise says that in 1177 Baldwin IV awarded Stephanie to Reynald of Châtillon. Since his tenure depended on that marriage, the reign start should be 1177, not 1176.
2 sources
- Reginald of Châtillon | Britannica
Reginald therefore returned to Jerusalem and in 1177 married Stephanie, widow of the seigneur d’Outre-Jourdain ... thus becoming prince of Krak du Désert (Kerak) and of Montréal.
- Women in the Royal Succession of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1099–1197
Humphrey was also the heir to the lordship of Transjordan, held by his mother, Stephanie of Milly. However, in a parallel action in 1177 Baldwin IV awarded the hand of Stephanie to Reynald of Châtillon.