▁nearby ▁F au qu emberg ues . ▁A ▁contemporary ▁poem ▁written ▁by ▁an ▁unknown ▁author ▁listed ▁Hugh ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁cr us aders ▁from ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Th ér ou anne . ▁Though ▁no ▁primary ▁sources ▁recorded ▁in ▁whose ▁ret inue ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land , ▁it ▁is ▁thought ▁that ▁he ▁accompanied ▁either ▁Bald win ▁of ▁Bou log ne ▁or ▁Robert ▁II ▁of ▁Fland ers . ▁Bald win ▁and ▁his ▁elder ▁brother , ▁God f rey ▁of ▁Bou illon , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Lower ▁Lor raine , ▁depart ed ▁for ▁the ▁cr us ade ▁on ▁ 1 5 August ▁ 1 0 9 6 , ▁and ▁Robert II ▁of ▁Fland ers ▁about ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁ ▁After ▁Bald win ▁seized ▁Ed essa ▁on ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 1 0 9 8 , ▁Hugh ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁that ▁developed ▁around ▁the ▁town . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Bald win ' s ▁most ▁trust ed ▁retain ers . ▁After ▁God f rey ▁of ▁Bou illon , ▁who ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁Jerusalem , ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 8 J uly ▁ 1 1 0 0 , ▁Bald win ▁sent ▁Hugh ▁to ▁Jerusalem ▁to ▁secure ▁his ▁claim ▁to ▁God f rey ' s ▁inheritance . ▁Hugh ▁and ▁Robert , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ly dd a ▁and ▁Ram la ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁David , ▁en abling ▁Bald win ▁to ▁enter ▁Jerusalem ▁on ▁ 9 Nov ember . ▁ ▁Bald win ▁was ▁crown ed ▁king ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁