#otd (or tomorrow) 1080 Rudolf of Rheinfelden died. He had been elected king against Henry IV. In the battle of Höhenmölsen, his oath hand was cut off - a sign, he had initially sworn allegiance to Henry IV. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
"Harold Rex interfectus est"/'King Harold is killed': #otd 1066 died Harold II. The picture shows the famous and controversial depiction on the Bayeux carpet. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
#otd (or tomorrow) 1328 died Clementia of Hungary, Queen of France and Navarre. She was first buried in the Couvent des Jacobins in Paris, today she lies in the Basilica of St Denis. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
Chancellor, Archbishop of Cologne, Duke of Lotharingia, Saint - #otd 965 Bruno of Saxony died. He was buried in the monastery of St Pantaleon, which he founded. This coffin in the crypt commemorates him today. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
The only completely preserved papal tomb north of the Alps: #otd 1047 Bishop Suitger of Bamberg died as Pope Clement II. In accordance with his wishes, he was buried in Bamberg, where he has lain in this tomb since the 13th century. #medieval@medievodons#medievaldeath Pic: WC
#otd 1184 died Agnes of Staufen, daughter of Emperor Barbarossa. She was the only child to be buried in the 'Emperor's Crypt' in Speyer. Today she lies in the penultimate coffin together with her mother Beatrix of Burgundy. #medieval#medievaldeath@medievodons@historikerinnen
"Here lies the king don Sancho who was killed over Zamora" #otd 1072, Sancho II of Castile and León was killed during the siege of the city of Zamora. His wooden coffin in the Monastery of San Salvador de Oña still bears witness to this. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
#otd 877 died Charles II ('the Bald') on his way over the Alps. Allegedly, the entourage couldn't stand the stench of his corpse, so he was buried in Nantua. In this depiction, however, he is buried in St Denis as planned. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Ms: Châteauroux BM 05 (B 244) f 154
A coffin for heart and entrails: #otd 1056 Emperor Henry III died. His body was buried in Speyer, the internal organs in Goslar, where they rest today in this stone coffin (13th c.). #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons@histodons
#otd 855 Emperor Lothar I died. He was buried in Prüm Abbey. In 1874, this tomb was created with the financial support of emperor Wilhelm I. #medieval@medievodons#medievaldeath Pic: Wikipedia Commons
#otd (more precisely: between today and 9 October) 584 Chilperic I, king of Neustria died. The king was murdered during the hunt. #MedievalDeath#medieval@histodons
#otd (more precisely: between today and 9 October) 584 Chilperic I, king of Neustria died. The king was murdered during the hunt. #MedievalDeath#medieval@medievodons
#otd 1465 Isabelle de Bourbon, Duchess of Burgundy and wife of Charles the Bold, died. Her tomb in the Abbey of St. Michael in Antwerp was destroyed, but parts remain (today Amsterdam, Photo: 2021 during the exhibition “Remember Me”). #medievaldeath#medeival@medievodons@historikerinnen
#otd 1143 Pope Innocent II died. He lies today in this coffin in Santa Maria in Trastevere - after an eventful journey through several locations and coffins. #medieval#medievaldeath@medievodons
#otd 880 died Carloman of Bavaria, Frankish king. He is buried in the collegiate church of Altötting, where this plate commemorates him. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons