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Thierri II 21eme Roi de France

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Date:

ca. 1840.

Type of material:

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Item ID number:

2850454

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National Medal Collection

Thierri II 21eme Roi de France
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

ca. 1840.

Place:

France:

Place of creation:

France

Extent:

1 medal : bronze ; 071.88 gr
Support 0.000 x mm

Language of material:

French

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A bronze medal commemorating the life of Thierri II (or Theuderic II), son of Dagobert II and twenty-first King of France.

The obverse side of the medal displays a bust of Thierri II by Armand Caqué.

The reverse side of the medal is engraved with a short history of Thierri II.
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Artist: Caqué, Armand, 1793-1881

Depicted: Theuderic IV, King of the Franks, 713-737

Theuderic IV, King of the Franks, 713-737

Thierry IV, roi des Francs, 713-737
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General note:

Through further research it has been discovered that the Frankish King represented on this medal should be referred to as Theuderic IV (or Thierri IV) and not Theuderic II (or Thierri II), who was in fact a completely different Merovingian King.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: obverse: THIERRI II DIT DE CHELLES ROI DE FRANCE / CAQUE. F. 1840., Inscription: reverse: THIERRI II DIT DE CHELLES. / 21EME. ROI. / FILS DE DAGOBERT II. / NÉ 712. / ROI 720. / CHARLES MARTEL MAIRE DU PALAIS / REGNE SOUS LE NOM DE CE PRINCE. / GUERRE CONTRE LES SAXONS 722. / VICTOIRES REMPORTEES PAR CHARLES MARTEL / SUR LES ALLEMANDS, LES SOUABES, / LES BAVAROIS ET LES SAXONS, / 725 A 730 / DÉFAITE DES SARRASINS / ENTRE TOURS ET POITIERS / ET MORT / D'ABDÉRAME LEUR CHEF / 732. / MORT 737., Inscription: edge: mark CUIVRE, Inscription: attachment: no attachment

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C-049165 : obverse
C-049166 : reverse
Subject heading:

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Kings and rulers France

Rois et souverains France

Portrait medallions France

Médaillons (Portraits) France
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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1986-079 X PIC
01121
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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1986-79-1121

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