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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.
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.
Photographer unknown but probably Charles Marville. Undated, dates assigned from time of Haussman's renovation of Paris. Title hand inscribed on label adhered to portfolio page beneath image. References: Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010099888 ; Panorama de l'art ID: statuette-equestre-de-charlemagne-ou-charles-le-chauve ; Authority file:
English: Miniature of the battle of Andernach between Charles the Bald and Louis, his nephew. Image taken from f. 231v of Chroniques de France ou de St Denis. Image taken from f. 231v of Chroniques de France ou de St Denis.
Charles, Prince of Wales, standing in a kitchen with a goat statue King Charles’ ‘unique’ school project from more than 50 years ago — a hand-painted pottery goat — is set to fetch an ...
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
The stonemason who sculpted a statue of the Queen for the entrance to York Minster said it was his first portrait piece. In front of hundreds of people outside the 850-year-old cathedral, the King ...
The Psalter of Charles the Bald (Latin: Psalterium Caroli Calvi; French: Psautier de Charles le Chauve) is a psalter copied by the illuminator Liuthard at the palace school of the Frankish emperor Charles the Bald, before 869. It notably presents a rare example of original binding in goldwork and ivory.