The Duchy of Lower Lorraine encompassed part of modern-day Belgium and the Netherlands. It was closely tied to the Duchy of Upper Lorraine and the County of Boulogne. It was a major sponsor in the First Crusade, providing a remarkable portion of its participant knights. Godfrey of Bouillon, the duke (or titular duke) later became the first King of Jerusalem (although he actually took the title "Defender of the Holy Sepulchre") - his cousin's family founded the more permanent dynasty there. The Duchy of Lorraine was an independent state for most of the period of time between 843 to 1739. ... Boulogne-sur-Mer became the centre of the County of Boulogne in the 9th century. ... The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II to regain control of the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Christian Holy Land from Muslims. ... Godfrey of Bouillon (c. ... The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a short-lived country established in the 12th century by the First Crusade. ... Main Entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, called Church of the Resurrection (Anastasis) by Eastern Christians, is a Christian church now within the walled Old City of Jerusalem. ...

Dukes of Lower Lorraine

• Godfrey (?, possibly (959-964)
• Richar (964-972)
• Charles (976-991)
• Otto (991-1012)
• Godfrey I (1012-1023)
• Gothelo (1023-1044)
• Gothelo II (1044-1046)
• Frederick of Luxembourg (1046-1065)
• Godfrey II (1065-1069)
• Godfrey III (1069-1076)
• Conrad (1076-1087)
• Godfrey of Bouillon (1087-1100), apparently at that time, lands dispersed and only a rump remained in hands of dukes
• Henry of Limburg (1101-1106)
• Godfrey of Louvain (1106-1140)
• passed to the Duke of Brabant

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County of Bouillon

Within Lower Lorraine was the County of Bouillon; its counts were often simultaneously Dukes of Lower Lorraine, and after the death of Godfrey of Bouillon the County passed through numerous hands throughout the centuries. For other uses, see Bouillon (disambiguation). ...

Counts of Bouillon

• Godfrey (?, possibly (959-964)
• Godfrey I (1012-1023)
• Gothelo (1023-1044)
• Gothelo II (1044-1046)
• Godfrey II (1046-1069)
• Godfrey III (1069-1076)
• Godfrey of Bouillon (1076-1100)
• part of Bishopric of Liège after 1100