GODFREY OF BOUILLON

booyôNˈ, c.1058–1100, Crusader, duke of Lower Lorraine. He fought for Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV against Pope Gregory VII and against Rudolf of Swabia and was rewarded (c.1082) with the duchy of Lower Lorraine, which he claimed through his mother. With his brothers Eustace and Baldwin, he was among those who set out (1096) for Jerusalem on the First Crusade. On the way to Constantinople, he allowed his army to pillage the countryside, but after his arrival he made peace (Jan., 1097) with the Byzantine emperor, Alexius I. He played a minor role at Nicaea and Antioch, but achieved prominence in the siege of Jerusalem (1099) and was elected ruler of the city after its capture. Having refused the title of king on religious grounds, he was designated defender of the Holy Sepulcher. He won the battle of Ascalon (1099) and brought several Syrian towns under tribute. Godfrey was distinguished for his piety and simplicity. As the first Latin ruler of Jerusalem, he became the central figure of various legends, and his deeds were glorified in the chansons de geste. His brother, Baldwin I, succeeded him as ruler of Jerusalem and took the title king.

See J. C. Andressohn, The Ancestry and Life of Godfrey of Bouillon (1972).

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1.
Historical Dictionary of Late Medieval England, 1272-1485
Book by Ronald H. Fritze, William B. Robison; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Great Britain--History--13th Century--Dictionaries, Great Britain--History--Lancaster And York, 1399-1485--Dictionaries
...Battle of 1424 , 292 , 559 560 Virgin and Christ Child , sculpture, 30 Vita Edwardi Secundi , 46 , 63 Voyage of Godfrey Bouillon, The ,66 w Wakefield, Battle of 1406 , 561 562 ; and Edward IV, 182 ; and George, Duke of Clarence, 224 ; and...
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End-Time Visions: The Road to Armageddon?
Book by Richard Abanes; Four Walls Eight Windows, 1998
Subjects: Christian Sects--History, Cults--History, End Of The World--History Of Doctrines
...professor of Jewish Studies at the University of London, describes the scene: The leader of the First Crusade, Godfrey Bouillon, who had sworn to avenge the blood of Christ on Israel and "leave no single member of the Jewish race alive...
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The Enemy with a Thousand Faces: The Tradition of the Other in Western Political Thought and History
Book by Vilho Harle; Praeger Publishers, 2000
Subjects: Conflict Management, Europe--Foreign Relations--1989-, Good And Evil, International Relations And Culture
...mob actions reinforced by religious fanaticism. The same violence was continued in the Holy Land. For example, Godfrey Bouillon, who had sworn to avenge the blood of Christ on Israel and leave no single member of the Jewish race alive, burned...
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Jacques Coeur: Merchant Prince of the Middle Ages
Book by Albert Boardman Kerr; C. Scribners Sons, 1927
Subjects: C?Ur, Jacques--D. 1456
...mutual deeds in battle were renowned in song and story, associated with the names of paladins, such as Saladin and Godfrey Bouillon; the wide breach of contending religious faiths parted their sympathies. It is a clarifying commentary on the subject...
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About the Round Table
Book by Margaret R. Scherer; n.p., 1945
Subjects: Arthur--King, Arthur--King--Art
Arthur and Godfrey of Bouillon. Detail of an early XVI century Flemish...Arthur, Charlemagne, and the crusader Godfrey of Bouillon. Jacques de Longuyon says...English; and the third and last was Godfrey of Bouillon." Classified lists were...
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journal articles on: Godfrey of Bouillon  - 9 results

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Anti-semitism, Christianity, and the Catholic Church: Origins, Consequences, and Reponses
Journal article by Peter M. Marendy; Journal of Church and State, Vol. 47, 2005
Subjects: Anti-Semitism, Catholic churches, Christianity, Jews, Religious history, Religious persecution, Theology
...poisoning Christians minds about Jews is starkly illustrated in the promise made by the leader of the First Crusade, Godfrey Bouillon, to "leave no single member of the Jewish race alive,"59 and the massacres and forced conversions of Jews in...
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The First Crusade in Late Medieval Exempla
Journal article by James B. Macgregor; The Historian, Vol. 68, 2006
Subjects: Christian literature--Myths and legends, Christian mythology--Analysis, Early Old French literature, First Crusade, 1095-1099--Works
...abbot included the name of Godfrey of Bouillon and identified him as the leader...deeds of crusaders other than Godfrey of Bouillon circulated in the medieval...of the First Crusade. Using Godfrey of Bouillon as an example of a virtuous...
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The Crusades: an Eastern Perspective, with Emphasis on Syriac Sources
Journal article by Matti Moosa; The Muslim World, Vol. 93, 2003
Subjects: Bar Hebraeus, Gregorius, Christianity, Clergy, Colonies & territories, Muslims, Pilgrims, Rabo, Michael, Religious history, Source studies, Syria
...I of Boulogne, the brother of Godfrey of Bouillon), Gosselin (Joscelin I of Courtenay...Galeran of Le Puisset, Gondoffer (Godfrey of Bouillon), and Salfis (Raymond...promised to hand the city over to Duke Godfrey. The Franks rejoiced, saying...
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Tasso's God: Divine Action in Gerusalemme Liberata *
Journal article by Tobias Gregory; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 55, 2002
Subjects: Christianity and literature--Criticism and interpretation, Christianity--Criticism and interpretation, Epic poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Epics--Criticism and interpretation, Gerusalemme Liberata (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation, Literature--Criticism and interpretation, Poetic techniques--Criticism and interpretation, Poetics--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Tasso--Criticism and interpretation
...most secret part within He saw Godfrey, who longs to drive the wicked...to His messenger spoke: "Find Godfrey, and ask him in My name: why...which indicate that the historical Godfrey of Bouillon was only so elevated after the...
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Christians, Muslims, and the "liberation" of the Holy Land
Journal article by Penny J. Cole; The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 84, 1998
Subjects: Christianity, History, Islam, Jerusalem Israel, War
...In his account, Robert the Monk boasts that for Godfrey of Bouillon and a certain Guicherius, the capture of Jerusalem...the names of Bohemond, Raymond of SaintGilles, Godfrey of Bouillon, Eustache of Boulogne, Robert of Normandy, and...
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The Capture of Jerusalem
Magazine article by John France; History Today, Vol. 47, April 1997
Subjects: Crusades--First, 1096-1099, Jerusalem, Israel--History, Jerusalem, Israel--Military aspects
...prices - Raymond of Toulouse, Godfrey of Bouillon. Robert Duke of Normandy, Robert...north-west corner of Jerusalem, Godfrey and the northern French built...crusader leaders elected Godfrey de Bouillon on July 22nd, as Advocate of...
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Blind Faith
Magazine article by Stuart Klawans; The Nation, Vol. 278, March 15, 2004
Subjects: The Passion of the Christ (Motion picture)--Movie reviews
...Christian. To which I counterpose this statement by Godfrey de Bouillon, recorded after his Crusaders had slaughtered the...Holy Sepulcher." The teachings that inspired de Bouillon were repudiated by the Vatican when I was just entering...
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Jerusalem: Dark and Satanic: Outremer, the Crusader Kingdom, and Its Capital Jerusalem Entered a Golden Age during the 1130s. Simon Sebag Montefiore Portrays Its Extraordinary Cast of Kings, Queens, Conquerors and Criminals
Magazine article by Simon Sebag Montefiore; History Today, Vol. 61, January 2011
Subjects: Courtiers--Powers and duties, Courts and courtiers--Powers and duties, Fulk, King of Jerusalem--Powers and duties, Governors--Powers and duties, Jerusalem, Israel--Social aspects, Kings and rulers--Powers and duties, Kings--Powers and duties, Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem--Powers and duties, Munqidh, Usamah bin--Powers and duties, Queens--Powers and duties, Zengi--Powers and duties
...after its recovery from the Persians--to the place on the northern wall, crowned with a huge cross, where Godfrey of Bouillon had broken into the city on the First Crusade in 1099. Easter was the most exciting set piece. Before sunrise...
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Confronting the Crusades: When Worlds Collide
Magazine article by Nigel Saul; History Today, Vol. 47, March 1997
Subjects: Crusades--History, Historical research--Analysis
...response to Pope Urban IIs call to liberate the Holy Land. Many of Europes leading lords took part, among them Godfrey of Bouillon, Stephen of Blois and Robert of Normandy. Leaving Constantinople in late June they crossed Asia Minor and entered...
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Conservative Forum
Magazine article; Human Events, Vol. 61, July 18, 2005
...300 Christians from Jerusalem in 1056 and massacred 3,000 in Jerusalem in 1077. However, on June 15, 1099, Godfrey de Bouillon and his brother, Baldwin of Boulogne, led knights and soldiers of the First Crusade into the same city and slaughtered...
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Rummage around in a Dig for Gold
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), October 11, 2008
...in a complete set were based on The Nine Worthies according to Shakespeare and Dryden, Three Christian Knights, Godfrey de Bouillon also known as Guy of Warwick, the Three Pagans included Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar and The Mystical...
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Music with Fizz by Elvis; Popular: The Secret Lemonade Drinker Advert Ran for over 10 Years
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 28, 2007
...theHoly City in 1099. Beginning as a collection of towns and cities captured in the Crusade, itsfirst ruler, Godfrey of Bouillon, took the title Defender of the Holy Sepulchreand subsequent rulers styled themselves king. The fledgling state...
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War on the Horizon
Newspaper article by Tony Blankley; The Washington Times, August 15, 2001
...the Israelites. After Roman rule, in 638 A.D. the Muslim Caliph Umar I entered the city. On July 15, 1099 Godfrey of Bouillon, leading the first Christian European Crusade to the Holy Land, seized Jerusalem from the Muslims. On Oct. 2...


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encyclopedia articles on: Godfrey of Bouillon  - 9 results

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Godfrey of Bouillon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GODFREY OF BOUILLON booyoN , c.1058 1100, Crusader, duke...several Syrian towns under tribute. Godfrey was distinguished for his piety and simplicity...Andressohn, The Ancestry and Life of Godfrey of Bouillon (1972...
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Bouillon, Godfrey Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOUILLON, GODFREY OF see Godfrey of Bouillon . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Bouillon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOUILLON town (1991 pop. 5,468), Luxembourg...tourist center. Its old castle belonged to Godfrey of Bouillon, one of the leaders of the First Crusade...Liege to raise funds for the Crusade. Bouillon was nominally under the suzerainty of...
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Crusades
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...emperor persuaded him to take an oath of fealty. Godfrey of Bouillon and his brothers Eustace and Baldwin (later Baldwin...massacred the citys Muslims and Jews. The election of Godfrey of Bouillon as defender of the Holy Sepulcher marked the beginning...
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Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...after their capture of Jerusalem, the Crusaders chose Godfrey of Bouillon king; he declined the title, preferring that of...stronghold, fell. The kings of Jerusalem of the house of Bouillon were Baldwin I (reigned 1100 1118) and Baldwin II...
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