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==Assessment== William of Tyre, whom Amalric tasked with recording the history of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, left a detailed description of the king. Amalric was light-skinned with blond receding hair{{sfn|Barber|2012|p=234}} and, although he did not eat or drink excessively, considerably overweight.{{sfn|Baldwin|1969|p=548}} He shook with laughter when he was amused, but this was rare; whereas Baldwin was affable, Amalric was serious and taciturn.{{sfn|Barber|2012|p=234}} He was intellectually gifted but less refined than Baldwin,{{sfn|Barber|2012|p=234}} preferring a hunt to poetry.{{sfn|Baldwin|1969|p=548}} He enjoyed reading and debates with scholars, and was well-informed about the issues facing the crusader states. In battle he was daring, and in command composed and decisive.{{sfn|Baldwin|1969|p=548}} He regularly attended [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]], but William noted that not even the Church was spared from the king's "lust for money"; and he was promiscuous, pursuing even married women.{{sfn|Barber|2012|p=234}} The pro-Zengid chronicler [[Ibn al-Athir]] describes Amalric as "the bravest of their kings, the most outstanding for policy, cunning and intrigue".{{sfn|Barber|2012|pp=260-261}} Baldwin believes that the union of Egypt and Syria under Saladin might have been prevented if Amalric had not acted without his Byzantine allies in 1168. In the opinion of Baldwin, the failed attempt of the alliance to subjugate Egypt in 1169 marked a "turning point in [[Levantine history]]". Nevertheless, he considers Amalric "one of the best kings of Jerusalem, the last man of genuine capacity to hold the reins of government".{{sfn|Baldwin|1969|p=558}}
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