Amalric in a sentence

Although Amalric still had a peace treaty with Shawar, Shawar was accused of attempting to ally with Nur ad-Din, and Amalric invaded.

Amalric could not follow up on his success in Egypt because Nur ad-Din was active in Syria, having taken Bohemund III of Antioch and Raymond III of Tripoli prisoner at the Battle of Harim during Amalric's absence.

Amalric had an enormous curiosity, and William was reportedly astonished to find Amalric questioning, during an illness, the resurrection of the body.

Amalric then marched to Cairo, where Shawar offered Amalric two million pieces of gold.

In 1160 she gave her assent to a grant made by her son Amalric to the Holy Sepulchre, perhaps on the occasion of the birth of her granddaughter Sibylla to Agnes and Amalric.

In response Dirgham sought help from Amalric, but Shirkuh and Shawar arrived before Amalric could intervene and Dirgham was killed.

The place, he can see, is rotten to the core, in thrall to men such as the worm-like Major Henry (Grégory Gadebois) and the weaselly Bertillon (Mathieu Amalric), a graphologist and phrenologist who is happy to say whatever the prosecution desires.

About Amalric's son Baldwin IV, however, "there was no ambiguity".

Additionally, Melisende was witness to her son Amalric's marriage to Agnes of Courtenay in 1157.

All this reinforced his position as overlord of the Crusader states, with his hegemony over Antioch and Jerusalem secured by agreement with Raynald, Prince of Antioch, and Amalric, King of Jerusalem respectively.

Also in 1157, on the death of patriarch Fulcher, Melisende, her half-sister Sibylla of Flanders, and Ioveta the Abbess of Bethany, had Amalric of Nesle appointed as patriarch of Jerusalem.

Amalric accomplished nothing else, but his actions prompted Shawar to switch sides again and seek help from Shirkuh.

Amalric agreed and ascended the throne without a wife, although Agnes continued to hold the title Countess of Jaffa and Ascalon and received a pension from that fief's income.

Amalric died in 1174, and Baldwin IV succeeded him as king.

Amalric returned home but Shawar fled to the court of Nur ad-Din, who sent his general Shirkuh to settle the dispute in 1164.

Amalric returned to Egypt in 1164 and besieged Shirkuh in Bilbeis until Shirkuh retreated to Damascus.

Amalric rushed to take up the regency of Antioch and Tripoli and secured Bohemund's ransom in 1165 (Raymond remained in captivity until 1173).

Amalric was pious and attended mass every day, although he also "is said to have absconded himself without restraint to the sins of the flesh and to have seduced married women..

Death Nur ad-Din died in 1174, upon which Amalric immediately besieged Banias.

Emperor Manuel, whom William met during his visits to Constantinople, was portrayed more ambivalently, much like King Amalric.