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What was the importance of the election of Baldwin I (Baldwin of Boulogne)?

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He wrested (1097) Edessa from the Muslims and as count of Edessa defended the city until elected ruler of Jerusalem. His election marked the triumph of the military faction of the Crusaders over the ecclesiastical faction.

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