Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161 – 16 March 1185), called the Leper or the Leprous, the son of Amalric I of Jerusalem and his first wife, Agnes of Courtenay, was king of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1185. His full sister was Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem and his nephew through this sister was the child-king Baldwin V (who succeeded him). He had a half sister through his father's second marriage to Maria Comnena - Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem.
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