Godfrey of Bouillon, Duke of Lower Lorraine - First King of Jerusalem
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- Godfrey of Bouillon, French Godefroi de Bouillon, (born c. 1060-died July 18, 1100, kingdom of Jerusalem [now Jerusalem, Israel]), duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey IV; 1089-1100) and a leader of the First Crusade, who became the first Latin ruler in Palestine after the capture of Jerusalem from the Muslims in July 1099.
Godfrey’s parents were Count Eustace II of Boulogne and Ida, daughter of Duke Godfrey II of Lower Lorraine. Although he was named heir to the duchy of Lower Lorraine by his uncle in 1076, the Holy Roman emperor Henry IV kept the duchy for his son and left Godfrey with the lordship of Bouillon, in the Ardennes region of France. Godfrey won back his duchy in 1089 as a reward for his loyal service in Henry’s war against the Saxons.
Godfrey, with his brothers Eustace and Baldwin, joined the First Crusade in 1096. When Raymond of Toulouse declined to become king of Jerusalem, Godfrey accepted the crown but refused the title of king and was called instead Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri (Defender of the Holy Sepulchre).
Godfrey arranged truces with the Muslim maritime cities of Ascalon, Caesarea, and Acre and successfully beat off an Egyptian attack. Godfrey also acknowledged himself as a vassal of Daimbert, patriarch of Jerusalem, thus laying the foundation for future struggles between lay and ecclesiastical figures who sought to control the kingdom. On his death he was succeeded by his brother Baldwin I.
Despite Godfrey’s weakness as a ruler, the tall, handsome, and fair-haired descendant of Charlemagne was later idolized in legend and songs as the “perfect Christian knight, the peerless hero of the whole crusading epic.”
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Not to be that guy , and this being in my understanding and formation in history , but Godfrey de Bouillon actually rejected the title of King of Jerusalem , recognizing that he could not call himself king in the City where Christ was crowned with thorns and died and rose again , and chose the title of Protector of the Holy Sepulchre (Which shows how much of a Mega Chad he was)
That is also my understanding. Quite the chad move.
The best rulers are always the most pious ones. Julius Caesar also rejected to be crowned king in Rome as he claimed "Jupiter was the only king of Rome". Of course modern historians are completely cynical and see this as just a political move, but that's because they don't understand their mentality.
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Did Caesar not also get lured into his assassination at the idea of being offered the title of King while he was outside of Italy ? .
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Great to hear! Knowledge is Power.
Seams like the best man for the job ended up getting it. Strong reliable leadership is always best.
Yeah, i agree. I think that consistency is the most important facet of a leader.
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Glad you like them! They do take a decent amount of work, but its enjoyable work.
Normally, it would bother me that you dont seem to be uploading them in the correct order, but they dont seem to build on each other. Very good video.
Yeah, they very rarely rely on previous information.
Man I haven’t got any of these great vids
Yeah, i am uploading them in a different order than i had planned when making them.
I haven’t got any of these great vids
Yeah, i am uploading them in a different order than i had planned when making them.
great video bro
Thanks for the visit
What's up with Kermit the frog? I don't get the connection
Its from my other channel.
He is above all "Comte (Lord) of the Kingdom of France" as one of the direct descendants of Emperor Charlemagne...
It is full of approximations and important oversights. A typical video of Anglo-Saxon and wasp culture therefore when they talk about the old French enemy and the French-speaking world that it especially does not want to quote directly, especially when it means to glorify him.
To be fair, I am a scholar of English History, with a special focus on Early Brittonic through Anglo Saxon History. It is therefor natural for that lens to color my videos.
What sources do you recommend?
What’s the connection with these families and names also having territory later in New Orleans, Louisiana? Did they eventually bring some mysteries here?
Its just a broad connection to the ruling class in france transitioning into New Orleans. Much of what is there is named after these old people and places, and many wealthy frenchmen left france during the Napoleonic wars.
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There is no king of Jerusalem but Christ
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