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 * __Jerusalem​__**

The Kingdom of Jerusalem was ruled by Kings and queens from 1099-1291. The city was founded by Godfrey of Bouillon. He was the first ruler of Jerusalem and was the one who allowed Saladin take the sacred city. Saladin took over the last Christian province in Jerusalem Acre in 1291. The returning to the holy land as the call it was nonetheless popular. The kings of France and England constantly made plans for conquests but were in almost every situation redirected or derailed by regional tension.