Godfrey of Bouillon, aka Godefroi de Bouillon in French, Gottfried von Bouillon in German, Godefridus Bullionensis from Wiki, and Godefridi Bullonensis in some other language I didn’t speak
Born on September 18, 1060
As a young human he was a Frankish knight—Lord of Bouillon
A leader of the First Crusade
Later became known as the Duke of Lower Lorraine
I figured that Lower Lorraine was someplace in France. The church taught a lot about the valiant knights of Western Christianity who went to free the Holy Lands from satanic rule, but my own research had led me to understand that the Crusades were more along the lines of torture, rape, theft, murder, and genocide. The next part of Alex’s information suggested that was more true than I had ever known.
In 1099, Godfrey laid siege to Jerusalem
His goal: to wipe out all Jewish people in vengeance for the death of the Christ
Charged into Jerusalem and killed anyone who didn’t leave
Destroyed holy sites of three religions
Soldiers, citizens, Jews, Muslims, and Christians who opposed him were killed
