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daughter Sybilla , 1 and, by his second wife, niece ofthe Emperor of Constantinople, another daughterIsabella. The boy became Baldwin IV., whoseguardian or regent was to be his nearest relative,Raymond III., Count of Tripoli, descended fromthe Count of Thoulouse, or St. Gilles, so famousduring the first crusade . 2 And that the regentbore, amongst the Turks, as nickname, Satan ofthe Franks , 3 displayed not only his talents as apolitician and soldier, but their hatred of him;which, at least, should have spared him (but didnot) his countrymen’s suspicion; but these werefalling, and of course prompt to suspect. He wasa dangerous minister, from the enmity that hisunpopular manners incurred, and he was so oc--cupied with defending himself, that little timeremained for government. He had cultivated hismind, and read much during his various imprison-ments among the Saracens, but his natural talentsserved him more; for he was too impetuous toconsult his wisdom. He thought everything wasdue to him, and that no favour was as much as hemerited. With pride he demanded the recom-

1 Cod. Dipl. Geros., i. 364. 2 Michaud : Hist., ii. 246.

3 Michaud: Hist.,, ii. 228.