XEE4160599: Ordalies or “the judgments of God”, 831: accused of treason towards Louis I the Pious or the Debonnaire (778-840), Judith Welf (805-843), his wife, and Bernard of Septimania (circa 800-844), chamberlain of the kingdom, try to prove their innocence before an assembly. She proposes to undergo the test of hot iron and boiling water. He challenges his accusers to a duel. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4161731: Charles Martel sent to prison, 714: Plectrude (ca. 650-717), widow of Pepin de Herstal, sent the young Charles Martel (688-741) to prison to remove him from power. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4160537: Death and succession of Charles II the Bald (823-877), 877: the king handed over to the imperress the imperial crown, his golden sceptre, the sword of Saint Peter and a testament by which he designees his son Louis the Begue for inheritance. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images