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'''Godfrey of Bouillon''' was a [[Franks|Frankish]] [[noble]] who helped capture [[Jerusalem]] in the [[First Crusade]]. After the armies had captured Jerusalem the crusaders wished to make him king of the city, but Godfrey refused this title and said "I will not wear a crown of gold wear Our Lord wore a crown of thorns." So instead he declared himself the Defender of the [[Holy Sepulcher]].
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|name=Godfrey of Bouillon
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|birth_date=September 18, 1060
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|death_date=July 18, 1100
|death_place=Jerusalem
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|office=Defender of the Holy Sepulchre
|term_start=July 22, 1099
|term_end=July 18, 1100
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'''Godfrey of Bouillon''' (September 18, 1060 - July 18, 1100) was a [[Franks|Frankish]] [[noble]] who helped capture [[Jerusalem]] in the [[First Crusade]]. After the armies had captured Jerusalem the crusaders wished to make him king of the city, but Godfrey refused this title and said "I will not wear a crown of gold wear Our Lord wore a crown of thorns." So instead he declared himself the Defender of the [[Holy Sepulcher]].
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[[Category:Crusades]]
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[[Category:Conquerors]]
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