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Belgian court box. Godfrey de Bouillon
This chromolithographed and embossed box shows the Belgian Court and the
statue of Godfrey de Bouillon. It contains four packets of envelopes, with gold
embossed bands.
Godfrey, 5th duke of Bouillon (1066-1100) was a leading figure in
the First Crusade and became ruler of Jerusalem from 1099 until his death a year
later, possibly from poisoning.
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