Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: William of Tyre

  • The remarkable Baldwin IV: Leper and king of Jerusalem

    John TurnerAintree, Liverpool, United Kingdom The young King Baldwin Medieval teen king, precocious politician, and successful battlefield commander, Baldwin IV not only surmounted disabling neurological impairment but challenged the stigma of leprosy, remarkably continuing to rule until his premature death aged twenty-three. His coronation as sixth king of Jerusalem at age thirteen coincided with the…