Coronation of louis vi the fat. Henry i beauclerc and the french envoys grandes chroniques de france, illuminated by jean fouquet, tours, circa 1455-1460. Paris, bnf, department of manuscripts, french 6465, fol. 183 (book of louis vi the fat) coronation of louis vi the fat: on august 3, 1108, in orléans, louis vi the fat was crowned by daimbert, archbishop of sens, in the presence of the prelates and barons of the kingdom. Henry i beauclerc and the french envoys (on the right): in 1109, during the disputes over the château de gisors between louis vi the fat and the king of england, henry i beauclerc, the latter received the envoys of the king of france in front of his tent. The meeting takes place in neaufles-saint-martin, at the confluence of the epte and the levrière. Object Type: painting. Date: between circa 1455 and circa 1460. Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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