#otd 1035 died Knut ,the Great' (2). He was buried in the predecessor of Winchester Cathedral. In the 17th c., soldiers scattered his bones throughout the church. This is 1 of 6 chests where the bones are believed to rest today. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons@histodons
#otd 1035 died Knut ,the Great'. He ruled over a great empire that included England, Norway, Denmark and a southern part of Sweden (~North Sea Empire). #MedievalDeath#Medieval@medievodons@histodons
#otd 1444 Władysław III, King of Poland, Hungary and Croatia, died in the Battle of Varna. His mortal remains were lost. He is commemorated by this symbolic tomb (20th century) in Wawelburg Castle in Krakow. #medieval @medievodons #medievaldeath Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
#otd 1473 died Sibet Attena, East Frisian chieftain. In the same year, this impressive sandstone tomb was created for him in Esen in what is now St Magnus Church. #medieval#medievaldeath@medievodons
#otd 1225 Engelbert I, Archbishop of Cologne, was murdered. His remains are in various reliquaries, the picture shows the particularly magnificent one in Essen. #medievaldeath#Medieval@medievodons
#otd 1328 died John I of Strasbourg, chancellor of King Albrecht I, prince-bishop of Eichstätt (1305/6) and of Strasbourg (1306-1328). He was buried in the hospital of Molsheim and later his tomb was moved to the Jesuit church there. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
#otd 1235 Elizabeth of Swabia (renamed Beatrice) died. Philip II's daughter became Queen of Castile and Leon by marriage to Ferdinand III. This tomb in Seville Cathedral commemorates her. #medievaldeath#medievall@medievodons
#otd 1485 Giovanni Mocenigo, 72nd Doge of Venice, died. His impressive tomb in San Zanipolo took more than 20 years to build by sculptor Tullio Lombardo. #medievaldeath#Medieval@medievodons
#otd 1270 Wichmann of Arnstein, mystic and founder of the Dominican monastery in Neuruppin, died. The more than 700-year-old "Wichmannlinde" is said to mark his burial place. #medievaldeath#Medieval@medievodons
#otd in 1295 died Meinhard II, Duke of Carinthia and Count of Gorizia and Tyrol. He was buried with his wife Elisabeth, who had already died in 1273 and was transferred in 1284, in the jointly endowed Cistercian monastery of Stams. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: WC
The end of the Hohenstaufen? #otd in 1268, Conradin was publicly beheaded in Naples. His remains were initially buried, but ten years later they were given a Christian burial. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons@histodons Ms.: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cod. Chigi L VIII 296, fol. 112v
otd 939 died Æthelstan, King of the Anglo-Saxons until 927, then King of the English. He was buried in Malmesbury Abbey, where this (empty) tomb from the 15th century still commemorates him. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
#otd 1277 Mastino I della Scala, Lord of Verona, was murdered. In Via Mazzanti in Verona, this plaque commemorates him today at the site of the murder.#medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
#otd 1154 died Stephen I of England (,Stephen of Blois'). In the manuscript of his Historia Anglorum, the chronicler Matthew Paris highlighted the death with an inverted coat of arms. #mediaval#medievaldeath@medievodons
#otd 1375 died Waldemar IV. Atterdag (~ Return of the Day), King of Denmark. He was buried in Sorø Monastery. Today he rests in this tomb. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
The first Count Palatine "of the Rhine": #otd 1095 Henry II of Laach died. He was buried in the abbey church of Maria Laach, which dates back to his foundation, see the cathedral in his hand. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
Beloved and/or insane? #otd 1422, Charles VI of France died. He was buried in Saint-Denis, the tomb was later plundered. Here the burial according to BNF, Manuscrit Français 5054, f. 27v. #medieval#medievaldeath@medievodons@histodons
#otd 1274 Engelbert of Heinsberg-Valkenburg died, as Engelbert II, Archbishop of Cologne. He was buried in Bonn Cathedral, where this tombstone commemorates him. #medieval#medievaldeath@medievodons
#otd 1396 died Conrad II of Weinsberg, Archbishop of Mainz. He was buried in the church there. His epitaph shows him standing rather than lying with a pillow under his head, which is a novelty. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
#otd 1035 Sancho III, King of Navarre, died. He was first buried in San Salvador de Oña, but later moved to the Basilica of San Isidoro, where this tomb slab is located. #medieval#medievaldeath@medievodons
#otd 1388 died John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville. He was buried at his own request in Durham Cathedral next to his first wife. He is still remembered today by this vandalised but partially restored tomb. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
#otd 1126 died Bertrand of Comminges, bishop of Comminges. Quickly began his veneration as a saint. In the 15th c., this mausuleum was built, which is also the high altar of the church of Notre-Dame de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons