Like his brother Baldwin III, he was more of an academic than a warrior, who studied law and languages in his leisure time: "He was well skilled in the customary law by which the kingdom was governed – in fact, he was second to no one in this respect."
Seperti saudara laki-lakinya, Baudouin III, ia lebih sebagai seorang akademisi daripada seorang pejuang, yang belajar hukum dan bahasa di waktu senggangnya: "Ia ahli dalam hukum adat yang mengatur kerajaan itu - bahkan, ia tidak ada duanya. satu dalam hal ini. "