Matter of Britain Figure
Philip of Alsace, Count of Flanders
- Summary
- Patron of the Conte du Graal; Chretien says Philip gave him the book from which he drew it. Died on the Third Crusade at Acre, which is roughly when the poem breaks off.
- Dates
- 1143-1191
- Kind
- patron
Worldviews
Chretien's Courtly Romance, The Grail Made Christian
Provenance
- Source method
- Web research
- Review status
- DRAFT
- Confidence
- MEDIUM