Baldwin I of Jerusalem
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Baldwin I was the first count of Edessa from 1098 to 1100 and king of Jerusalem from 1100 to his death in 1118. He was the youngest son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Ida of Lorraine and marrie
Baldwin's coronation, as illustrated in a 13th-century text (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
A 13th century illustration of Countess Ida bidding farewell to her sons as they depart for the First Crusade
Baldwin receiving the homage of the Armenians in Edessa
Silver denier of Baldwin as Count of Edessa
Godfrey of Bouillon
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Godfrey of Bouillon 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 t
Baldwin I of Jerusalem
…and married a Norman noblewoman, Godehilde of Tosny. He received the County of Verdun in 1096, but he soon joined the crusader army of his brother Godfrey of Bouillon and became one of the most successful commanders of the First Crusade. While the main crusader army was marching across Asia Minor in 1097, Baldwin and…
Godfrey of Bouillon, from the Roman de Godefroy de Bouillon by Maître du Roman de Fauvel, c. 1330
Godfrey's claim to Bouillon Castle was challenged by Albert III of Namur.
The "sword of Godfrey of Bouillon" displayed at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem since 1808 (1854 photograph)
Godfrey with his brothers Eustace and Baldwin meeting with Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos