Most Powerful

• #1 Baldwin I of Jerusalem
  Kingdom of JerusalemLevant Colonial AdministrationMilitaryPolitical Medieval Conquest & TributeState Power Power: 100
  Baldwin I of Jerusalem (born 1058) is a king of Jerusalem associated with Kingdom of Jerusalem and Levant. Baldwin I of Jerusalem is best known for building a colonial-style kingdom sustained by fortifications, tribute, and external support. This profile belongs to the site’s study of colonial administration and state power, where influence depends on controlling systems rather than possessing money alone. In the medieval world, power depended on dynastic authority, taxation, fortified routes, control of armed retainers, and the ability to hold together networks of loyalty across distance.
• #2 Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
  Kingdom of Jerusalem Imperial SovereigntyMilitaryPolitical Medieval Military CommandState Power Power: 100
  Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (born 1161) is a king of Jerusalem associated with Kingdom of Jerusalem. Baldwin IV of Jerusalem is best known for Maintaining Crusader rule under severe illness through alliances and battlefield leadership. This profile belongs to the site’s study of imperial sovereignty and state power, where influence depends on controlling systems rather than possessing money alone. In the medieval world, power depended on dynastic authority, taxation, fortified routes, control of armed retainers, and the ability to hold together networks of loyalty across distance.
• #3 Godfrey of Bouillon
  Kingdom of JerusalemLevantLower Lorraine MilitaryMilitary CommandPolitical Medieval Military CommandState Power Power: 100
  Godfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060–1100) was a Frankish noble from Lower Lorraine who became one of the principal leaders of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Latin polity established in Jerusalem after its capture in 1099. He is remembered for commanding forces through the long march across Anatolia and Syria, participating in the siege of Antioch, and then helping lead the final assault on Jerusalem. After the city fell, Godfrey refused the title of king in Jerusalem and instead adopted a style associated with guardianship of the Holy Sepulchre, a choice that reflected both personal piety and the contested legitimacy of crusader rule. In practice his authority rested on military command, control of fortifications, and the management of competing noble factions. His short rule was spent defending the new regime against regional powers and securing a revenue base from tribute, urban dues, and the redistribution of confiscated property. Godfrey’s career illustrates how sacred rhetoric and coercive force could combine to create new institutions that concentrated power in a frontier society.