Did Baldwin Iv Wear a Mask?

Unlike the movie Kingdom of Heaven, King Baldwin IV did not wear a mask.

Did Baldwin IV actually wear a mask?

Although the “leper king” has often been popularly depicted as wearing a mask at all times in public to hide his disfigurement, there are no contemporary accounts of Baldwin attempting to cover his face.

Why does King Baldwin wear a mask?

Politics. In Jerusalem, King Baldwin IV (Edward Norton) is busy dying of leprosy. He's wearing a silver mask that makes him look a bit like the Green Goblin, but he can be forgiven that, because he reminisces correctly about his victory as a 16-year-old lad over Saladin's forces at the Battle of Montgisard.