Godfrey of Bouillon

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Godfrey of Bouillon was a medieval Frankish nobleman and military leader who became one of the principal leaders of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian leader
crusader
human
medieval nobleman
military leader
allegiance Papal cause in the First Crusade
burialPlace Church of the Holy Sepulchre
centuryOfActivity 11th century
countryOfBirth Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth c. 1060
dateOfDeath 18 July 1100
ethnicGroup Frank
father Eustace II, Count of Boulogne
givenName Godfrey
historicalRegion Lotharingia
influenced medieval crusading ideology
mannerOfDeath natural causes (disputed)
memberOf Frankish nobility
militaryRank commander
mother Ida of Lorraine
nativeName Godefroy de Bouillon
linked to: Godfrey of Bouillon
nobleTitle Defender of the Holy Sepulchre
linked to: Godfrey of Bouillon

Duke of Lower Lorraine
Lord of Bouillon
linked to: Godfrey of Bouillon
notableEvent First Crusade
notableFor being one of the principal leaders of the First Crusade
being the first ruler of the Crusader state of Jerusalem
notableWork leadership in the First Crusade
participatedIn Battle of Dorylaeum
Siege of Antioch
Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
Siege of Nicaea
placeOfBirth Baisy-Thy
Duchy of Lower Lorraine
placeOfDeath Jerusalem
portrayedAs Christian hero in medieval literature
positionHeld Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre
Duke of Lower Lorraine
ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
refusedTitle King of Jerusalem
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Bouillon Castle
Lower Lorraine
sexOrGender male
sibling Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Eustace III of Boulogne
succeededBy Baldwin I of Jerusalem
wasLeaderOf Crusader army to Jerusalem
First Crusade

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First Crusade commandedBy Godfrey of Bouillon
Kingdom of Jerusalem founder Godfrey of Bouillon
Kingdom of Jerusalem firstRuler Godfrey of Bouillon
Gesta Francorum associatedWith Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon nativeName Godefroy de Bouillon
linked to: Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon nobleTitle Lord of Bouillon
linked to: Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon nobleTitle Defender of the Holy Sepulchre
linked to: Godfrey of Bouillon
Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres describesPerson Godfrey of Bouillon
Raymond IV of Toulouse contemporaryOf Godfrey of Bouillon
Siege of Antioch commander Godfrey of Bouillon
Battle of Dorylaeum (1097) commander Godfrey of Bouillon
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne sibling Godfrey of Bouillon
Siege of Nicaea commandedBy Godfrey of Bouillon
King of Jerusalem (titular) hasHistoricalPredecessor Godfrey of Bouillon (as ruler of Jerusalem)
linked to: Godfrey of Bouillon
Gerusalemme liberata featuresCharacter Godfrey of Bouillon
Bouillon associatedWith Godfrey of Bouillon
Priory of Sion portrayedAsFoundedBy Godfrey of Bouillon (in some fictional accounts)
linked to: Godfrey of Bouillon
Baldwin I of Jerusalem sibling Godfrey of Bouillon
Baldwin I of Jerusalem predecessor Godfrey of Bouillon
Siege of Jerusalem (1099) commander Godfrey of Bouillon
Siege of Jerusalem (1099) attackerCommander Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey the Hunchback sibling Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey the Hunchback uncleOf Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey the Hunchback successor Godfrey of Bouillon