Frankish knight who was one of the leaders of the First Crusade from 1096 until his death. He was the second son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Ida of Lorraine (daughter of Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine and his wife, Doda). He died in Jerusalem after suffering from a prolonged illness.
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and other titles
Lotharingian d'Duke GODEFROI III "le Barbu" d'Bouillon, d'Lorraine
Godfrey III, Duke of Upper Lotharingia, of Bouillon, of Lorraine
CHILD of
Eustace II, Count of Boulogne
and
Lady Ida, d'Lotharingia
Her parents and his grandparents:
Lotharingian d'Duke, Godefroi Comte d'Engis/d'Amblave, un sa première femme , Doda ~
as same person as Godefroi le Barbu, and his first wife, Doda
(Godfrey the Breaded, II, Duke of Lower Lotharingia (Lorraine) and
his wife, Doda, daughter of Manassès Comte de Rethel.
(1st cousins) https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIA.htm
BORN circa 1060, Boulogne sur Mer, Pas-de-Calais, French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy.
(although one 13th-century chronicler cites Baisy, a town in what is now Walloon Brabant, Belgium).
MARRIAGE Currently unknown, old documents said he was married before his crusading!
CHILDREN Currently unknown, old documents said otherwise ~ not confirmed.
SILBINGS Eustace III (ID ?) and Baudouin d'Boulogne (ID ?)
DIED 1) 1099, Seaport of 'Akkā (Acre) killed by an arrow during a seige.
2) Illness in Caesarea (emir of Caesarea poisoned him with an apple laced with typhoid-salmonella typhi bacteria), 1100, taken to Jerusalem and died on July 18, 1100.
BURIAL Church of the Resurrection (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)
∼PRINCEPS GODEFROI D'JERUSALEM
and other titles
Lotharingian d'Duke GODEFROI III "le Barbu" d'Bouillon, d'Lorraine
Godfrey III, Duke of Upper Lotharingia, of Bouillon, of Lorraine
CHILD of
Eustace II, Count of Boulogne
and
Lady Ida, d'Lotharingia
Her parents and his grandparents:
Lotharingian d'Duke, Godefroi Comte d'Engis/d'Amblave, un sa première femme , Doda ~
as same person as Godefroi le Barbu, and his first wife, Doda
(Godfrey the Breaded, II, Duke of Lower Lotharingia (Lorraine) and
his wife, Doda, daughter of Manassès Comte de Rethel.
(1st cousins) https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIA.htm
BORN circa 1060, Boulogne sur Mer, Pas-de-Calais, French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy.
(although one 13th-century chronicler cites Baisy, a town in what is now Walloon Brabant, Belgium).
MARRIAGE Currently unknown, old documents said he was married before his crusading!
CHILDREN Currently unknown, old documents said otherwise ~ not confirmed.
SILBINGS Eustace III (ID ?) and Baudouin d'Boulogne (ID ?)
DIED 1) 1099, Seaport of 'Akkā (Acre) killed by an arrow during a seige.
2) Illness in Caesarea (emir of Caesarea poisoned him with an apple laced with typhoid-salmonella typhi bacteria), 1100, taken to Jerusalem and died on July 18, 1100.
BURIAL Church of the Resurrection (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)
Frankish knight who was one of the leaders of the First Crusade from 1096 until his death. He was the second son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Ida of Lorraine (daughter of Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine and his wife, Doda). He died in Jerusalem after suffering from a prolonged illness.
∼PRINCEPS GODEFROI D'JERUSALEM
and other titles
Lotharingian d'Duke GODEFROI III "le Barbu" d'Bouillon, d'Lorraine
Godfrey III, Duke of Upper Lotharingia, of Bouillon, of Lorraine
CHILD of
Eustace II, Count of Boulogne
and
Lady Ida, d'Lotharingia
Her parents and his grandparents:
Lotharingian d'Duke, Godefroi Comte d'Engis/d'Amblave, un sa première femme , Doda ~
as same person as Godefroi le Barbu, and his first wife, Doda
(Godfrey the Breaded, II, Duke of Lower Lotharingia (Lorraine) and
his wife, Doda, daughter of Manassès Comte de Rethel.
(1st cousins) https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIA.htm
BORN circa 1060, Boulogne sur Mer, Pas-de-Calais, French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy.
(although one 13th-century chronicler cites Baisy, a town in what is now Walloon Brabant, Belgium).
MARRIAGE Currently unknown, old documents said he was married before his crusading!
CHILDREN Currently unknown, old documents said otherwise ~ not confirmed.
SILBINGS Eustace III (ID ?) and Baudouin d'Boulogne (ID ?)
DIED 1) 1099, Seaport of 'Akkā (Acre) killed by an arrow during a seige.
2) Illness in Caesarea (emir of Caesarea poisoned him with an apple laced with typhoid-salmonella typhi bacteria), 1100, taken to Jerusalem and died on July 18, 1100.
BURIAL Church of the Resurrection (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)
∼PRINCEPS GODEFROI D'JERUSALEM
and other titles
Lotharingian d'Duke GODEFROI III "le Barbu" d'Bouillon, d'Lorraine
Godfrey III, Duke of Upper Lotharingia, of Bouillon, of Lorraine
CHILD of
Eustace II, Count of Boulogne
and
Lady Ida, d'Lotharingia
Her parents and his grandparents:
Lotharingian d'Duke, Godefroi Comte d'Engis/d'Amblave, un sa première femme , Doda ~
as same person as Godefroi le Barbu, and his first wife, Doda
(Godfrey the Breaded, II, Duke of Lower Lotharingia (Lorraine) and
his wife, Doda, daughter of Manassès Comte de Rethel.
(1st cousins) https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LOTHARINGIA.htm
BORN circa 1060, Boulogne sur Mer, Pas-de-Calais, French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy.
(although one 13th-century chronicler cites Baisy, a town in what is now Walloon Brabant, Belgium).
MARRIAGE Currently unknown, old documents said he was married before his crusading!
CHILDREN Currently unknown, old documents said otherwise ~ not confirmed.
SILBINGS Eustace III (ID ?) and Baudouin d'Boulogne (ID ?)
DIED 1) 1099, Seaport of 'Akkā (Acre) killed by an arrow during a seige.
2) Illness in Caesarea (emir of Caesarea poisoned him with an apple laced with typhoid-salmonella typhi bacteria), 1100, taken to Jerusalem and died on July 18, 1100.
BURIAL Church of the Resurrection (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)
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