why did the Latin States collapse?

Weak kinship and internal fighting
1. Baldwin IV
  1. peace with Saladin
    1. defeated S previously
      Annotations:
      - battle of montgisard 1177 battle of La Forblet 1182
  2. health issues e.g leprosy
  3. no children died at 23
  4. little control e.g Reynald
divided Leadership
1. Raymond of Tripoli
  1. ambition
  2. local Lord of Latin States
  3. wants peace with Saladin
2. Guy+Sybilla
  1. weak Military ability 1183
  2. French 'outsider'
  3. xenophobia
Failure of the west
1. 1148-1190 10+ appeals to west
  Annotations:
  - appeal of Archbishop
2. 1169 NED takes Egypt
3. King Louis given Keys to Jerusalem
  1. haunted by failure of 2nd Crusade
Failure of the Byzantines to help
1. 1176 Battle of Myriocephalum defeated badly by S. Turks
2. truce w/ Latin States
Growing Muslim Strengths
1. Saladin +Zengids
  1. S. Faced opposition but defeated them
  2. S. took Damascus
  3. 1175 took Hama +Homs
  4. 1183 Aleppo + married NED wife 1176
2. Saladin +Franks
  1. truce signed 1180
  2. needed reason to fight Franks
    1. Renald's attack helped
      1. battle of Hattin
Role of Individuals
1. Reynauld de Chatillon
  1. 1182 attack on Medina
  2. 1187 attack on Muslim caravan
weakness of Latin States
1. Frontier Society on edge of Christian world
  1. prone to attacks
2. Lack of Man power
  1. battle of Hattin Saladin=30,000 Guy =1,200

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