Amalric I of Jerusalem

Amalric I of Jerusalem was a historical figure associated with King of Jerusalem. The record associates Amalric I of Jerusalem with Kingdom of Jerusalem. Amalric I of Jerusalem belonged to the House of Anjou.

Amalric became king of Jerusalem in 1163 and repeatedly intervened in Egypt, hoping to prevent either Nur al-Din or his commanders from controlling the Fatimid state. His campaigns brought him into conflict with Shirkuh and the rising Saladin and helped make Egypt central to the strategic struggle between the Crusader states and their Muslim rivals.

In Robert E. Howard’s Gates of Empire, Gates of Empire is set against the crusader intervention in Egypt, when King Amalric of Jerusalem and Shirkuh competed for influence in the weakening Fatimid state.