 This may have been why he piously refused the crown on the grounds that it could only be worn by Christ.It may also have been an attempt to persuade others to reject the title, however Godfrey was already familiar with such a position and more persuasive was probably the large army of troops from Lorraine in Jerusalem, led by him and his brothers, Eustace and Baldwin, who were vassals of the Ardennes-Bouillion dynasty.Therefore Godfrey was elected, accepting the title Defender of the Holy Sepulchre and took secular power.