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Who was Godfrey's brother that also joined the First Crusade?

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Baldwin, Godfrey's brother, accompanied him on the First Crusade. He played a crucial role in capturing Edessa, contributing to the establishment of the first Crusader state in the East. Baldwin later became the first Count of Edessa and, upon Godfrey's death, he inherited the Kingdom of Jerusalem, ruling from 1100 until his own demise in 1118.
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