Holy Land
King - Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem was a crusader state
established in the Holy Land by Godfrey of Bouillon in 1099 after the First
Crusade. The kingdom lasted nearly two hundred years, from 1099 until 1291 when
the last remaining possession, Acre, was destroyed by the Mamelukes.
Pretender –
There are several pretenders to the throne but the one with best right is
Philip VI King of Spain. In 1277, Mary of Antioch, granddaughter of Elizabeth
I, queen of Jerusalem, sold the title to Charles of Anjou, King of Naples, with
Papal approval. In 1291 the Kingdom of Jerusalem disappeared but the title
stayed linked to the Kingdom of Naples. In 1504 Fernando the Catholic was
titled King of Naples and the brought to Spain the rights to the Kingdom of
Jerusalem. As Fernando’s descendant and rightful inheritor, Philip VI is not
only King of Spain but also King of Jerusalem.
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