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==== Levant ====
* [[November 13]] &ndash; King [[Fulk, King of Jerusalem|Fulk of Jerusalem]] dies after a hunting accident in [[Acre, Israel|Acre]]. He is succeeded by his 13-year-old son [[Baldwin III of Jerusalem|Baldwin III]] – who is crowned as co-ruler alongside his mother, Queen [[Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem|Melisende]] on [[Christmas|Christmas Day]]. Due to the political situation the [[Outremer|Crusader States]] of [[County of Tripoli|Tripoli]], [[Principality of Antioch|Antioch]] and [[County of Edessa|Edessa]] assert their independence. [[Raymond of Poitiers|Raymond of Antioch]] demands the return of Cilicia to his principality and invades the province.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', pp. 188–189. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>