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 NERFINISHED
givenName Godfrey
historicalRegion Lotharingia NERFINISHED
influenced medieval crusading ideology
mannerOfDeath natural causes (disputed)
memberOf Frankish nobility
militaryRank commander
mother Ida of Lorraine
nativeName Godfrey of Bouillon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Godefroy de Bouillon
nobleTitle Godfrey of Bouillon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Defender of the Holy Sepulchre

Duke of Lower Lorraine NERFINISHED
Godfrey of Bouillon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord of Bouillon
notableEvent First Crusade NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Siege of Antioch
Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
Siege of Nicaea
placeOfBirth Baisy-Thy
Duchy of Lower Lorraine NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Jerusalem NERFINISHED
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 (titular)
surface form: King of Jerusalem
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Bouillon Castle
Lower Lorraine NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Baldwin I of Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
surface form: Eustace III of Boulogne
succeededBy Baldwin I of Jerusalem
wasLeaderOf Crusader army to Jerusalem
First Crusade NERFINISHED

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Gesta Francorum associatedWith Godfrey of Bouillon
First Crusade commandedBy Godfrey of Bouillon
subject surface form: Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres
Kingdom of Jerusalem firstRuler Godfrey of Bouillon
Kingdom of Jerusalem founder Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon nativeName Godfrey of Bouillon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Godefroy de Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon nobleTitle Godfrey of Bouillon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lord of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon nobleTitle Godfrey of Bouillon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Defender of the Holy Sepulchre