#otd 1054 Pope Leo IX. died. In the St. Leo Chapel in his alleged birthplace Eguisheim, this reliquary with a skull relic is displayed today. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
Kölzer, Theo • Schieffer, Rudolf (ed.), Von der Spätantike zum frühen Mittelalter: Kontinuitäten und Brüche, Konzeptionen und Befunde (Vorträge und Forschungen 70), Ostfildern 2009.
#otd 1335 died Luther of Brunswick, the 18th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. He was buried in Königsberg Cathedral, his grave is now decorated by this wooden figure. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
The pugnacious poet? #In 1298, Albrecht II of Hohenberg-Rotenburg died in the battle on the Kreuzwiesen. Possibly this battle is depicted in the Codex Manesse here, the reverse offers the two Minnelieder attributed to him. #medieval@medievodons#medievaldeath Ms: UB HD CPG 848, f 42r
Kurmann, Peter • Zotz, Thomas (ed.), Historische Landschaft - Kunstlandschaft?: der Oberrhein im späten Mittelalter (Vorträge und Forschungen 68), Ostfildern 2008.
Frederick I of Austria died #otd 1198 on crusade. His body was transported to Heiligenkreuz Abbey and buried there. The Babenberg family tree (15th c.) in Klosterneuburg Abbey shows the transport (the background shows his departure). #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wiki C.
Müller, Heribert • Helmrath, Johannes (ed.), Die Konzilien von Pisa (1409), Konstanz (1414-1418) und Basel (1431-1449): Institution und Personen (Vorträge und Forschungen 67), Ostfildern 2007.
#otd 1342 John de Beaumont died - he had received a fatal wound in the course of a tournament. In this depiction, one of the spectators is Edward III of England. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
Ms.: Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Mss, fr. 87, f. 58v
#otd 1099, Conrad, Bishop of Utrecht, was murdered. In Utrecht, this artwork commemorates the murder. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic..: Wikipedia Commons