Baldwin of Marash

Baldwin of Marash was a Crusader baron in Northern Syria in the 12th century AD. Baldwin was the chief vassal of Joscelin II, Count of Edessa. He controlled the city of Marash (modern Kahramanmaraş) and the strategic fortress of Kaysun. Baldwin’s fiefdom was in the northern border region of the Crusader states where the population was largely Armenian Christians. That same year the Turkic Danishmends briefly captured Marash but the city was retaken by Crusader forces the following year.

Baldwin of Marash

Baldwin of Marash was a Crusader baron in Northern Syria in the 12th century AD. Baldwin was the chief vassal of Joscelin II, Count of Edessa. He controlled the city of Marash (modern Kahramanmaraş) and the strategic fortress of Kaysun. Baldwin’s fiefdom was in the northern border region of the Crusader states where the population was largely Armenian Christians. That same year the Turkic Danishmends briefly captured Marash but the city was retaken by Crusader forces the following year.