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Before crusading, Godfrey was the Duke of where?

  • Upper Lorraine

  • Normandy

  • Lower Lorraine

  • Burgundy

Answer

The answer is Lower Lorraine. Godfrey III, also known as Godfrey the Hunchback, was the Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1069 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Doda, the daughter of Theodoric I, Count of Verdun. Godfrey III played an important role in the Investiture Controversy, siding with Pope Gregory VII against Emperor Henry IV.
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