PCT4264783: Saint Eloi (v.588-660) goldsmithing and tresorier of the king of the Franks Dagobert 1st, then eveque of Noyon from 641 to his death. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4264735: Interview in 1023 of Henri 2 (known as the lame and the saint, 973-1024), German Emperor (Duke of Baviere and King of Germania) and Robert 2 the Pieux (970-1031), King of France from 996 to his death. Robert was the son of Hugues Capet, whose coronation in 987 marked the beginning of the Capetian dynasty, which returned to France, in direct or indirect succession, for 8 years. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4264765: Philippe Auguste (Philip 2, 1165-1223, king of France from 1180 until his death), victory over the English at Mantis in 1188. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4264725: Franc and Sicamber warriors around the year 254. The Sicambres were a Germanic people south of the Lippe, subordinated by the Romans in the 8th century and then integrated into the Franc people. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4264687: Charles 2 the Bald (823-877) King of Aquitaine (838), King of the West Francia (840), King of Lorraine and Burgundy (869), Emperor of the West (875). Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4264773: Dagobert 1st (v.600-639) king of Austrasia (623 to 629), king of all Franks (629 to 634), king of Neustria and Burgundy (634 to 639). The regne of Dagobert 1st, 16th king of the Merovingian dynasty founded by Clovis, was one of the short periods in which the Franc kingdom was unified. From Clovis 2, son of Dagobert I, the following Merovingian kings were nicknamed the lazy kings and returned under the tutelage of the mayors of the Palace. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4264696: Clodion the Hair, leader of the Salians Francs from around 428 until his death in 447, likely ancestor of the Merovingians. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4264757: Philip 6 of Valois (1293-1350), king of France from 1328 to 1350, first king of the Valois dynasty, riding at the head of his troops when he took power in 1328, despite the pretentions of Edward 3 of England. This quarrel opened the 100-year war. Philippe 6 created a tax on salt: the gabelle. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images