A historiated letter S, showing Godfrey of Bouillon (1060-1100) being created lord (princeps or dux)
A historiated letter S, showing Godfrey of Bouillon (1060-1100) being created lord (princeps or dux) of Jerusalem during the First Crusade. Illustration from a 13th century manuscript of the Histoire d'Outremer by William of Tyre; now in the British Museum. -- source link
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