Godfrey of Bouillon
| Godfrey of Bouillon | |
|---|---|
 Godfrey of Bouillon, from the Roman de Godefroy de Bouillon by Maître du Roman de Fauvel, c. 1330 | |
| Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre | |
| Reign | 22 July 1099 – 18 July 1100 |
| Successor | Baldwin I (as King of Jerusalem) |
| Duke of Lower Lorraine | |
| Reign | 1089–1096 |
| Predecessor | Conrad |
| Successor | Henry I |
| Born | c. 1060 Boulogne, County of Flanders |
| Died | 18 July 1100 (aged 39–40) Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem |
| Burial | Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem |
| House | House of Flanders |
| Father | Eustace II of Boulogne |
| Mother | Ida of Lorraine |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Godfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060 – 18 July 1100) was a well known leader of the First Crusade. He was the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100. At first, he did not want the title of king, but he later agreed to rule as prince (princeps) under the title Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri, or Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre.[1][2][3]
More readings
[change | change source]- Asbridge, Thomas (2004). The First Crusade: A New History. Oxford. ISBN 0-19-517823-8.
- Asbridge, Thomas (2012). The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1849837705.
- Butler, Alban; Burns, Paul (2000). Butler's Lives of the Saints. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-86012-253-0.
- Riley-Smith, Jonathan (1998). The First Crusaders, 1095–1131. Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-64603-0.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Ibrahim, Raymond (2022). "Duke Godfrey: Defender of Christ's Sepulchre". Defenders of the West. New York: Bombardier Books. p. 48. ISBN 9781642938203.
God forbid", said he, "that I should be crowned with a crown of gold, where my Saviour bore a crown of thorns.
- ↑ Murray 2000, pp. 70–77.
- ↑ Rubenstein 2008, pp. 61–62.
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