#otd 1198 died Sophia of Minsk. As the wife of her first husband Valdemar I she was Queen of Denmark, as the wife of her second husband Louis III she was Landgravine of Thuringia. She was buried in St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pics: WC
#otd 1472 the troops of the House of Lancaster were crushed in the Battle of Twekesbury. Many prominent Lancastrian nobles were killed during the battle or executed shortly afterwards. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Ms: Besançon, BM, 1168, f 4v
#otd 1481 Mehmet II ,the Conqueror' died. He was buried in the Fatih Mosque complex he built. His tomb is presented like this today. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
Werlich, Ralf-Gunnar / Spieß, Karl-Heinz (ed.), Ausbildung und Verbreitung des Lehnwesens im Reich und in Italien im 12. und 13. Jahrhundert (Vorträge und Forschungen 76), Ostfildern 2013.
#otd 1308 King Albert I was murdered by a group around his nephew John. Almost 200 years later, the act was depicted in this drawing. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons MS: Chronicle of the 95 dominions of Austria, Burgerbibliothek Bern, Cod. A45, f. 97r