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What was Godfrey's connection to Baldwin I of Jerusalem?

  • Father

  • Nephew

  • Enemy

  • Brother

Answer

Brother. They were sons of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne. Godfrey's mother, Ida of Boulogne, remarried Eustace III, Count of Boulogne, after Godfrey's father died. Eustace III was also Baldwin's father, making Godfrey and Baldwin half-brothers.
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