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The statuette consists of three parts: the horse, the rider's body with the saddle, and the rider's head. It has a total height of 24 cm. The rider is depicted with a moustache, an open crown on his head, a sword in his right hand (lost), an imperial orb in his left hand, and a riding cloak fastened with a fibula.
Charles allied himself with his brother Louis the German to resist the pretensions of the new Emperor Lothair I, and the two allies defeated Lothair at the Battle of Fontenoy-en-Puisaye on 25 June 841. [6] In the following year, the two brothers confirmed their alliance by the celebrated Oaths of Strasbourg.
Ermentrude of Orléans and Charles II, also known as "The Bald", married in 842. Their children were: Judith (844–870 or later), Queen of Wessex by her marriages with Kings Æthelwulf and Æthelbald, Countess of Flanders by her marriage with Margrave Baldwin I; Louis II of West Francia, also known as "The Stammerer" (846–879) [18]
It was probably created as a simple circlet of four curved rectangular jewelled plates for Charles the Bald, the grandson of Charlemagne, but later, four large jewelled fleur-de-lis were added to these four original plates, probably by Philip Augustus around 1180 and surmounted by a cap decorated with precious stones. At this time a similar but ...
Throughout his reign, he was aloof of William of Septimania, son of Bernard, who had risen in 844 against Charles the Bald. In 848, William was named count of Toulouse and Empúries by Pepin II. He quickly moved to eliminate Sunifred and Sunyer. Both brothers died in 848 and some of their counties were assumed by William. Sunifred supposedly ...
The two brothers allied with Salomon of Brittany in opposition to Robert the Strong. In 865, Rorgon II died and Gauzfrid became the new Count of Maine. The same year, Charles the Bald deprived Adalard's family of their land in Neustria, and awarded it to Gauzfrid. [1] He had several children. Gauzlin II (died 914), Count of Maine; Gauzbert (fl ...
Following the death of Louis the Pious, Nominoë initially supported Charles the Bald in the dispute between him and his brothers over control of Frankish territory.. However, when Count Ricuin of Nantes was killed at the Battle of Fontenoy, Charles refused to accept Lambert II as his successor, since Lambert's father, Lambert I, had fought against C
Middle Francia partitioned between Louis the German, Charles the Bald and Louis II of Italy. The Treaty of Mersen or Meerssen , concluded on 8 August 870, was a treaty to partition the realm of Lothair II , known as Lotharingia , by his uncles Louis the German of East Francia and Charles the Bald of West Francia , the two surviving sons of ...