He took frequent exercise on horseback and in the chase
Often practiced swimming and enjoyed natural warm springs. Since he enjoyed swimming his favourite residence was at Aachen. Aachen's thermal springs had made it a popular spa since Roman times.
He was temperate in eating and drinking, and abominated drinking
Had a very fluent speach, ?and was a master of Latin and his native tounge
He took lessons of grammer from Peter of Pisa
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