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Baldwin I of Jerusalem, formerly Baldwin I of Edessa, born Baldwin of Boulogne (French: Baudouin de Boulogne), c.1058 – 2 April 1118, was one of the leaders of the First Crusade, who became the first Count of Edessa and then the second ruler and first titled King of Jerusalem.<br/><br/>

He was the brother of Godfrey of Bouillon, who was the first ruler of the crusader state of Jerusalem, although Godfrey refused the title of 'king' which Baldwin accepted.
The Alexander romance is any of several collections of legends concerning the mythical exploits of Alexander the Great. The earliest version is in Greek, dating to the 3rd century. Several late manuscripts attribute the work to Alexander's court historian Callisthenes, but the historical figure died before Alexander and could not have written a full account of his life. The unknown author is still sometimes called Pseudo-Callisthenes.<br/><br/>

The text was recast into various versions between the 4th and the 16th centuries CE, in Medieval Greek, Latin, Armenian, Syriac, Hebrew and most medieval European vernaculars.
Leo II or Leon II (c. 1236 – 1289) was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1269 /1270 to 1289.<br/><br/>

He was the son of King Hetoum I and Queen Isabella and was a member of the Hetoumid family.
Archbishop John of Cilician Armenia, in a painting from 1287. His dress displays a Chinese dragon, an indication of Chinese artistic influence via the Mongol Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).