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Godfrey of Bouillon

1060 - 1100

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Godfrey of Bouillon (French: Godefroy; Dutch: Godfried; German: Gottfried; Latin: Godefridus Bullionensis; 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 France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Godfrey of Bouillon has received more than 1,883,766 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Godfrey of Bouillon is the 343rd most popular politician (down from 317th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from France (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 40th 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 343 out of 19,576. Before him are Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Edward VI of England, Raúl Castro, Louis XVIII of France, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Juan Perón. After him are Liu Bei, Stepan Bandera, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, François Hollande, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, and Constantine XI Palaiologos.

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Contemporaries

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

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In France

Among people born in France, Godfrey of Bouillon ranks 143 out of 6,770. Before him are François Villon (1431), Alexandre Dumas fils (1824), Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122), Joachim Murat (1767), Louis XVIII of France (1755), and Gérard Depardieu (1948). After him are Joseph Bonaparte (1768), François Hollande (1954), Pope Clement V (1264), Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754), Charles IX of France (1550), and Georges Braque (1882).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Godfrey of Bouillon ranks 40. Before him are Hugh Capet (940), Charles VI of France (1368), Louis XII of France (1462), Charles V of France (1338), Joachim Murat (1767), and Louis XVIII of France (1755). After him are François Hollande (1954), Charles IX of France (1550), Henry II of England (1133), Georges Pompidou (1911), Philip VI of France (1293), and Edward IV of England (1442).

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