Philip I, Count of Flanders

Philip I
Count of Flanders
Seal of Philip
Born1143 (1143)
Died1 August 1191(1191-08-01) (aged 47–48)
Acre
Noble familyHouse of Alsace
SpousesElisabeth of Vermandois
Theresa of Portugal
IssueThierry of Flanders (ill.)
FatherThierry, Count of Flanders
MotherSibylla of Anjou

Philip I (1143 – 1 August 1191), commonly known as Philip of Alsace, was count of Flanders from 1168 to 1191. During his rule Flanders prospered economically. He took part in two crusades and died of disease in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade at the Siege of Acre.

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