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Baldwin de Burgh was a noble of considerable power, who attended Godfrey de Bouillon to Palestine. He was founder of the house of Blois in France, and progenitor of the Marquis of Claricarde and of the noble families of Burgh (Burke) and Vesey, in Ireland.

Second King of Jerusalem 1118 - 1131 CE, cousin of Godfrey de Bouillon. Also known as Baldwin de Burke, Bourg, Bourcq.