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Amalric I of Jerusalem
Amalric I was king of Jerusalem from 1163 to 1174. Before his accession he held the County of Jaffa and Ascalon. As king he led repeated invasions of Fatimid Egypt in the 1160s, competing with Nur al-Din's forces under Shirkuh and Saladin, who ended up controlling Egypt. He was succeeded by his son Baldwin IV.
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