XEE4161484: Erispoe (died 857), King of Brittany (Herispogius - Hervspogius - Respogius) received the ornaments of the kingdom from the hands of Charles II the Bald (823-877), 851. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4409319: Robert d'Arbrissel (1045-1116) preaching in the forest of Fontevraud (Anjou) where he founded the order of the abbey of Fontevrault (Fontevraud) in 1101. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4409292: Third Crusade, 1190: capture of the city of Messina (Sicily). Richard Lion Heart (or Richard I of England, 1157-1199) planted the English banner on the highest tower in the city. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4409126: Imaginary representation of the regne of Merovingian “lazy kings”: Clovis III (682-695), Childebert III (683-711) and Dagobert III (around 697-715) are asleep and seated behind the mayor of Pepin le Jeune or Herstal Palace (around 653-714). Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4409373: Escape of Richard, Duke of Nomandie, 944: held prisoner in France by King Louis IV of Outremer, the future Richard I of Normandy (930-996) was released thanks to the help of Osmond, one of these officers. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4414736: Fulrade (Fulrad), the great chaplain of Pepin the Brief, offered Pope Stephen II the keys to fifteen cities taken from the Lombards that would form the basis of the pontifical state (755). On their knees, the two sons of Pepin le Brief: Charles and Carloman. Engraving by Garreau d'after Moreau the young 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4409371: Popular revolt in Rouen, Normandy, 943: Louis IV d'Outremer (d'Outre Mer, d'Outre-Mer) (921-954) addressing the population. Guardian of the young Richard (later Richard I of Normandy, 930-996), he planned to take him to the kingdom of France, which led the population to take up arms. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4160809: Arrest of Louis 1st the Pious or the Debonnaire (778-840), 830: his three sons (Lothaire, Pepin and Louis) revolve against his decision to include his last son, the future Charles the Bald, in his succession. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4155145: Death of Dagobert I (602/605 - 638), King of the Francs, in the presence of his wife, Queen Nantilde (ca. 610-642) and his son, the future Clovis II (ca. 635-657). Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4161030: Tassilon III (Tassillon, Tassilo, 742-794), Duke of Baviere, prostrates to Charlemagne (747-814), King of the Franks, at Ingelheim, 788. He was convicted of treason and sentenced to death but ended his life in a monastery. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4157658: Jean Jacques Rousseau's last words (1712-1778), Genevan English-speaking writer. Engraving of the end of the 18th century, after Moreau le Jeune Les Dernieres Paroles Jean-Jacques Rousseau d'apres Moreau, Jean-Michel, 1741-1814, 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
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