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dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to medievodons German

#otd 1316 John I of France, called the Posthumous, died. Today this tomb in St. Denis commemorates the king who lived only a few days. #medievaldeath #medieval @medievodons

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A funerary figure made of shite marble

dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to medievodons German

#otd 1154 died Adelheid of Savoy, Queen of France. She was buried St-Pierre de Montmartre - with a very early figurative representation on the tomb slab. #medievaldeath #medieval @medievodons

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dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to medievodons German

The precious death of the saints: #otd 1231 Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia died. #medievaldeath #medieval @medievodons Ms.: BNF Francaise 2813 fol 269v

dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to medievodons German

#otd 1272 died Henry III, King of England. He was buried in Westminster Abbey and has rested in this tomb since 1292. #medievaldeath #medieval @medievodons

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dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to medievodons German

#otd 1184 Beatrice of Burgundy, Queen of the Romans and Empress died. Shown here is the tomb slab of her tomb in Speyer today, which is shared with her daughter Agnes. #medievaldeath #medieval @medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons

dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to histodons German

Executed with his own sword? #otd 1336 Arnold III of Uissigheim died. His gravestone in the church of St. Laurentius in Uissigheim shows that he was beheaded; an inscription, now lost, is said to have stated that this was done with his own sword. #medievaldeath #medieval @medievodons @histodons

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dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to medievodons German

#otd 1143 Fulk of Jerusalem died hunting. #medievaldeath #medieval @medievodons

Ms.: Lyon, BM, 0828 (0732), f. 174v.

dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to histodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to histodons German

#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

Ms.: Morgan MS M.751 fol. 97v

dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to medievodons German

#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
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dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to medievodons German

#otd 1400 died Gerhard of Schwarzburg, Bishop of Würzburg. His epitaph stands in the cathedral there. #medievaldeath #medieval @medievodons

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dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 7 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#otd 1220 died Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal. She was buried in the monastery of Alcobaça in this coffin. #medievaldeath #Medieval @medievodons

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to histodons German

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

dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

Ms.: BL Royal MS 14 C VII f. 53r.

dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

The death of ,the Handsome' (or ,the Inconstant'): #otd 1383 died Ferdinand I, King of Portugal, last ruler from the House of Burgundy.

Pic: Burial, depicted in BL Royal 14 E IV f. 217v #medieval #medievaldeath @medievodons

dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to histodons German

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

dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

Pic: Bremen, Ms. germ. fol. 129, f. 93r

dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

"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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

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

dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

"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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#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

dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to histodons German

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

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dailymedievaldeath , 8 months ago to medievodons German

#otd 1369 Walter II of Hochschlitz, Bishop of Augsburg, died. His tomb slab has been preserved in Augsburg Cathedral. #medievaldeath #medieval @medievodons

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dailymedievaldeath , 9 months ago to medievodons German

#otd 1226 Francis of Assisi died in the chapel of Portiuncula outside Assisi. #medievaldeath #medieval @medievodons

Ms.: New York, Columbia University, Barnard College Library, MS 1 f. 211.

dailymedievaldeath , 9 months ago to medievodons German

#otd 829 emperor Michael II died. #medievaldeath #medieval @medievodons

Pic: Madrid, BNE, Codex Vitr. 26-2, f. 42r. Pic: Wikipedia Commons

dailymedievaldeath , 9 months ago to medievodons German

#otd 1310 died Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon. She was buried in the Couvent des Cordeliers de Champaigue near Souvigny, where this tomb commemorates her. #medievaldeath #medieval @medievodons @historikerinnen

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dailymedievaldeath , 9 months ago to medievodons German

A Wittelsbach woman in Paris: #onthisday 1435 Isabeau de Bavière, wife of Charles VI of France, died. #medievaldeath #medieval @historikerinnen @medievodons

Ms.: BL Royal 20 C IX f. 96r

dailymedievaldeath , 9 months ago to medievodons German

#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

dailymedievaldeath , 9 months ago to histodons German

#otd 1197 Emperor Henry VI died. He was initially buried in Messina, but was later interred in this porphyry coffin in Palermo Cathedral. #medieval # medievaldeath @medievodons @histodons

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