William Clito
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William Clito was a member of the House of Normandy who ruled the County of Flanders from 1127 until his death and unsuccessfully claimed the Duchy of Normandy. As the son of Robert Curthose, the elde
William's effigy on a seal
The murder of Charles the Good, from the Grandes Chroniques de France
A 20th-century crucifix monument that mentions the Battle of Axspoele
Charles the Good
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Charles the Good was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127. His murder and its aftermath were chronicled by Galbert of Bruges. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1882 through cultus confirmation.
William Clito
…a rival, however, and William allied himself with King Louis VI of France. Louis installed him as the new count of Flanders upon the assassination of Charles the Good, but the Flemings soon revolted and William died in the struggle against another claimant to Flanders, Thierry of Alsace. William was the son of Duke…
Image of Charles I on his reliquary in the Sint-Salvatorskathedraal, Bruges, Belgium