sentences:  "Duchess Adelaide" gave her name to the place "Val Duchesse" or "Hertoginnedal" (both meaning "Valley of the Duchess").According to the legend Aleydis was inspired by Saint Thomas of Aquin who is said to have been a guest at Val Duchesse.It was the first priory for women in the Low Countries that followed the rule of Saint Dominic and was generously donated by Aleydis and other noble ladies.