born 1136
died July 11, 1174
King of Jerusalem (1163–74).
Amalric was a strong ruler who helped break the unity of Muslims surrounding the Holy Land. He passed a law giving vassals the right to appeal to the High Court against unjust treatment by their lords. His invasion of Egypt (1163) led to a war with Nureddin of Syria, which Amalric lost despite help from Manuel I Comnenus . Though the effort to conquer Egypt failed, the Palestinian-Byzantine alliance continued.