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
XEE4409388: Imprisonment of Charles III the Simple (879-929), 923: Believing to find refuge with Herbert of Vermandois, the former king of the Franks was betrayed by the latter and sent to prison. 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