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Godfrey of Bouillon

1060 - 1100

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Godfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060 – 18 July 1100) was a preeminent leader of the First Crusade, and the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100. Although initially reluctant to take the title of king, he agreed to rule as prince (princeps) under the title Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri, or Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre. He was the second son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne in present day France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Godfrey of Bouillon is the 434th most popular politician (down from 343rd in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from France (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular French Politician.

Godfrey of Bouillon is most famous for being the first crusader to take Jerusalem in 1099.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Godfrey of Bouillon ranks 434 out of 19,576. Before him are Mahmud II, Constans, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Georges Pompidou, Temür Khan, and Charles XII of Sweden. After him are Charles II of Spain, Didius Julianus, Lyndon B. Johnson, Amalric of Jerusalem, Edward III of England, and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1060, Godfrey of Bouillon ranks 1. After him are Baldwin II of Jerusalem, Godfrey I, Count of Louvain, Otto of Bamberg, Duncan II of Scotland, Albert of Aix, Eustace III, Count of Boulogne, Roger Borsa, Alan IV, Duke of Brittany, Herman II, Margrave of Baden, Henry III, Count of Louvain, and Felicia of Roucy. Among people deceased in 1100, Godfrey of Bouillon ranks 1. After him are Thorfinn Karlsefni, William II of England, Parascheva of the Balkans, Antipope Clement III, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, George Kedrenos, Thorkell the Tall, Emperor Zhezong, Bretislav II, Naropa, and Stepanos Asoghik.

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In France

Among people born in France, Godfrey of Bouillon ranks 165 out of 6,770. Before him are Pope Urban IV (1185), Marcel Duchamp (1887), Pope Leo IX (1002), Georges Pompidou (1911), Roman Polanski (1933), and Cyrano de Bergerac (1619). After him are Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684), Pope Martin IV (1220), François Viète (1540), Margaret of Valois (1553), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), and Nicolas Sarkozy (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Godfrey of Bouillon ranks 42. Before him are Charles I of Anjou (1226), Charles VIII of France (1470), Francis II of France (1544), Charles VI of France (1368), Charles V of France (1338), and Georges Pompidou (1911). After him are Nicolas Sarkozy (1955), Philip V of Spain (1683), Joachim Murat (1767), Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113), Guy of Lusignan (1150), and Louis VIII of France (1187).

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