On one side was the young king’s stepfather, Guy of Lusignan; on the other Raymond, Count of Tripoli, who had served on several occasions as regent, had presided over the young king Baldwin V’s coronation and expected to be afforded the preeminence befitting his status. Guy and Raymond’s mutual loathing opened a fissure in Frankish politics at an already fragile time, and it would have devastating consequences for the kingdom they both thought it their duty to defend.
