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Manasses of Hierges

Constable of Jerusalem · France · On the map · Lived 1110 to 1177 · aged 67

Manasses of Hierges was a minor lord from the southern Low Countries who is best known for his ten-year career (1142-1152) in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, where he became constable and lord of Ramla. In 1152, following a civil war in the kingdom, he returned home with a major relic of the True Cross.

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Upon his death in 1177, the cross relic became the subject of a dispute between his heirs and the Benedictine abbey of Brogne.

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France
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Deceased
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Lived 1110 to 1177 · aged 67