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Godfrey of Bouillon

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[boo-yawn] / buˈjɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Duke of Lower Lorraine, 1060?–1100, French leader of the First Crusade 1096–99.


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Nominal leader was Hugh, Count of Vermandois, who proved better at speaking than at fighting; then Godfrey of Bouillon took actual command, was first across the walls when they stormed Jerusalem.

From Time Magazine Archive

But no movie about the great Godfrey of Bouillon and his fellow crusaders is likely to grow out of this book.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the Battle of Ascalon secured their position, most of the First Crusaders went home, left Godfrey of Bouillon as Jerusalem's king.

From Time Magazine Archive

Great lords like Godfrey of Bouillon mortgaged their estates to raise armies and took up the Cross to serve God's cause with their swords.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the great battle of Antioch, Godfrey of Bouillon, and his companions, had worse odds than we.'

From The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. by Edgar, John G. (John George)

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