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Joscelin I, Count of Edessa

1072 - 1131

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Joscelin I (died 1131) was a Frankish nobleman of the House of Courtenay who ruled as the lord of Turbessel, prince of Galilee (1112–1119) and count of Edessa (1118–1131). The County of Edessa reached its zenith during his rule. Captured twice, Joscelin continued to expand his county, even participating in the Battle of Azaz in 1125. Gravely injured during the collapse of a sapper mine, Joscelin marched his army to relieve the besieged fortress of Kaysun, and died soon after. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joscelin I, Count of Edessa is the 2,781st most popular politician (down from 2,470th in 2019), the 873rd most popular biography from France (down from 830th in 2019) and the 203rd most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joscelin I, Count of Edessa ranks 2,781 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander Jannaeus, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias, Isabella II of Jerusalem, Sandro Pertini, Huáscar, and Beyhan Sultan. After him are Ludwig Stumpfegger, Giuseppe Guarneri, Tristan, Milan Kučan, Chlothar III, and Renée of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1072, Joscelin I, Count of Edessa ranks 2. Before him is Tancred, Prince of Galilee. After him are Agnes of Waiblingen, Constantine Bodin, Adelaide del Vasto, Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, and Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre. Among people deceased in 1131, Joscelin I, Count of Edessa ranks 4. Before him are Omar Khayyam, Baldwin II of Jerusalem, and Stephen II of Hungary. After him are Canute Lavard, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, Mahmud II, Dobrodeia of Kiev, Sanai, Philip of France, William, Count of Luxembourg, and Peter of Bruys.

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In France

Among people born in France, Joscelin I, Count of Edessa ranks 873 out of 6,770. Before him are Antoine Meillet (1866), Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837), Dora Maar (1907), Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279), Pierre Janssen (1824), and Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1763). After him are Charles Hermite (1822), Renée of France (1510), Robert of Molesme (1024), Edmond Rostand (1868), Jean Froissart (1337), and Adelaide of Maurienne (1092).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Joscelin I, Count of Edessa ranks 203. Before him are François Darlan (1881), Paul Reynaud (1878), François Bayrou (1951), Theobald I of Navarre (1201), Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837), and Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279). After him are Renée of France (1510), Adelaide of Maurienne (1092), Louis the Blind (880), Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754), Sigismund of Burgundy (500), and Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (1838).

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