#otd 1272 died Enzo, King of Sardinia and one of the illegitimate sons of Emperor Frederick II. King Enzo was buried in the Basilica di San Domenico in Bologna , as noted on this epitaph (1731). #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
#otd 1492 Philipp II of Nassau-Weilburg died. He was buried in Eberbrach Monastery, where his tomb still commemorates him today. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
This #medieval#manuscript roll in the Biblioteca Capitolare in Vercelli is full of expressive drawings. The sacrificial lamb is very nervous! #Vercelli2024
#otd 1249 died Siegfried III of Eppstein, Archbishop of Mainz. His epitaph is the oldest funerary monument in Mainz Cathedral and shows him as coronator of Henry Raspe a. King William - Henry was never crowned and William not by Siegfried. #medieval#medievaldeath@medievodons
Graus, František. Gilomen, Hans-Jörg • Moraw, Peter • Schwinges, Rainer Christoph (ed), Ausgewählte Aufsätze von František Graus (Vorträge und Forschungen 55), Stuttgart 2002.
#otd 1209 died Otto VIII of Wittelsbach - the murderer of King Philip II ('of Swabia'). He is said to have been judged by Henry of Kalden. Apparently there is a memorial stone in Oberndorf (see article). #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons