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1988.
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1925.
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siècle. Lyon: La Manufacture, 1987.
THIERRY D’ALSACE
(d. 1168). Grandson of the Flemish Count Robert I the Frisian, and himself count of
Flanders from 1128, Thierry became the candidate of the Flemish cities for the countship
in 1128 after they renounced their allegiance to William Clito, son of Robert Curthose of
Normandy, who was preferred by most Flemish nobles in the succession quarrel after the
assassination of Count Charles the Good in 1127. Thierry was recognized throughout
Flanders after William died on June 28, 1128. After repairing his relations with the
nobles, Thierry in 1134 married Sybilla, daughter of Foulques V, count of Anjou and
king of Jerusalem. Evidently in the hope of conquering a principality, Thierry went on
crusade four times. Despite his frequent absences, the Flemish administration functioned
well. Thierry also fostered economic growth by founding settlements, promoting land
clearance, and avoiding foreign conflicts except for his continued effort to extend
Flemish influence in the Cambrésis. When he returned to Palestine in 1157, he left
Flanders in the care of his fourteen-year-old son and heir, Philippe, whom he installed
formally as count, and apparently thought seriously of remaining in the East. He returned
in 1159, went again to Palestine in 1164, and died in 1168, shortly after his return. The
prestige of Thierry d’Alsace, owing to his conspicuous piety and international diplomacy,
seems to have exceeded his achievement.
David M.Nicholas
[See also: FLANDERS; PHILIPPE D’ALSACE]
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d’Alsace.” Bulletin de la Commission Royale d’Histoire 141(1975):267–311.
THIERRY OF CHARTRES
(d. after 1151). A Breton by birth, Thierry was probably not the younger brother of
Bernard of Chartres, as is sometimes asserted. He studied arts at Chartres and was master
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