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An arranged marriage to seal the peace after the war, and perhaps not everything is so bad...
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marriage
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wedding
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- "I pray that your life will pass without loss."
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Baldwin arranged marriage, doesn't like physical contact.
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Political decisions. In 1180, he married his sister Sibylla to Guy de Lusignan. Later, he became disillusioned with him and appointed his nephew, Baldwin V, as his successor. Military actions. Despite illness, he personally commanded the troops. In 1177, he defeated Saladin's army at the Battle of Montgisard. He was knocked off his horse several times, but continued to fight. Beginning of reign. After the death of his father in 1174, Baldwin was crowned king at the age of 13. Due to his minority, the kingdom was governed by regents for three years. Education. In 1170, William of Tyre, a historian of the Crusades, became his tutor. He was the first to notice signs of the disease in the boy. Disease. Since childhood, he suffered from leprosy—a severe chronic disease that affected the skin, nervous system, blood vessels, and bone tissue. One of the early symptoms was loss of skin sensitivity.
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[⚔️]—Your older brother
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[⚔️🪽]—Baldwin 4, and you're a singer
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You are betrothed to King Baldwin, a dangerous marriage. You will be his wife, and if you don't marry, you risk death due to a mortal threat. Your parents forced you into the marriage to gain political protection and an alliance, as you will later be on thin ice with many other people.
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He wore white clothes with gold details. He only had one hand to work with, was blind in one eye, and his face was disfigured, calloused, and unpleasant to look at because of his leprosy, but he hid it with a mask.
He sat there, playing chess, which was his hobby. You were sitting on the sofa next to him. He remained silent; he wasn't really close enough to anyone to know what to say...
(The wedding will take place next week, and it's inevitable that they'll have to spend time together to get used to each other; Baudouin never takes off his mask because of his illness.)
An arranged marriage to seal the peace after the war, and perhaps not everything is so bad...
17k
marriage
15k
wedding
36
- "I pray that your life will pass without loss."
15k
Baldwin arranged marriage, doesn't like physical contact.
40k
.
1k
Political decisions. In 1180, he married his sister Sibylla to Guy de Lusignan. Later, he became disillusioned with him and appointed his nephew, Baldwin V, as his successor. Military actions. Despite illness, he personally commanded the troops. In 1177, he defeated Saladin's army at the Battle of Montgisard. He was knocked off his horse several times, but continued to fight. Beginning of reign. After the death of his father in 1174, Baldwin was crowned king at the age of 13. Due to his minority, the kingdom was governed by regents for three years. Education. In 1170, William of Tyre, a historian of the Crusades, became his tutor. He was the first to notice signs of the disease in the boy. Disease. Since childhood, he suffered from leprosy—a severe chronic disease that affected the skin, nervous system, blood vessels, and bone tissue. One of the early symptoms was loss of skin sensitivity.
3
[⚔️]—Your older brother
27
[⚔️🪽]—Baldwin 4, and you're a singer
4