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Lothaire 34eme Roi de France

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Date:

ca. 1838.

Type of material:

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Item ID number:

2850475

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National Medal Collection

Lothaire 34eme Roi de France
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Date(s):

ca. 1838.

Place:

France:

Place of creation:

France

Extent:

1 medal : bronze ; 070.60 gr
Support 0.000 x mm

Language of material:

French

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A bronze medal commemorating the life of Lothaire (or Lothair) of France. Lothaire ruled as King of West Francia from 954 until his death in 986 (though he and his son Louis co-ruled the kingdom for eight years when Louis was crowned king in 978).

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

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

Depicted: Lothair, King of France, 941-986

Lothair, King of France, 941-986

Lothaire, roi de France, 941-986
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Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: obverse: LOTHAIRE ROI DE FRANCE / CAQUÉ / 1838, Inscription: reverse: LOTHAIRE / 34EME. ROI. / FILS DE LOUIS D'OUTREMER / NÉ 941. / ROI 954. / GUERRE EN AQUITAINE / CONTRE LE DUC GUILLAUME 955. / VOYAGE DU ROI A ROME 963. / GUERRE AVEC L'EMPEREUR OTTON / SURPRISE D'AIX LA CHAPELLE / ET PRISE DE METZ 978. / BATAILLE DE SOISSONS 979. / TRAITÉ AVEC OTTON 980. / GUERRE EN LORRAINE 984. / SECOURS A BOREL / COMTE DE BARCELONNE / 985. / MORT 986., Inscription: edge: mark CUIVRE, Inscription: attachment: no attachment

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C-049133 : obverse
C-049134 : reverse
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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
01134
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Medals 1134

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Copy negative C-049133--C-049134

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1986-79-1134

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