Count Thierry of Alsace (1099-1168) holding the relic of the Holy Blood during the Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges, Belgium

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Theoderic (Dutch: Diederik, French: Thierry, German: Dietrich;c. 1099 – January 17, 1168), commonly known as Thierry of Alsace, was the fifteenth count of Flanders from 1128 to 1168. He was the youngest son of Duke Theoderic II of Lorraine and Gertrude of Flanders (daughter of Robert I of Flanders). With a record of four campaigns in the Levant and Africa (including participation in the Second Crusade, the failed 1157–1158 siege of the Syrian city Shaizar, and the 1164 invasion of Egypt), he had a rare and distinguished record of commitment to crusading.

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Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Dijver, Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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