
29th July 1128
It was announced today that twenty-five year-old William Clito, the heir to Robert Curthose, former Duke of Normandy, has died of an infected wound at Aalst in Flanders. William Clito, along with his confederate, Godfrey of Louvain, had been besieging the town of Aalst since 12th July as part of his bid to retain the disputed title of Count of Flanders (see pictured seal).
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