Division of the kingdom of clotaire i between his four sons. Assassination of sigebert i grandes chroniques de france, illuminated by jean fouquet, tours, circa 1455-1460 paris, bnf, department of manuscripts, french 6465, fol. 25 (third book) division of the kingdom of clotaire i between his four sons: wanting to usurp power to the detriment of his brothers, chilpéric seizes his father's treasure and secures the support of the nobles of the kingdom. His brothers, sigebert, gontran and charibert, surprise him in paris and assert their rights. The scene is set on the île de la cité. Assassination of sigebert i (in the foreground): during the siege of tournai, the city in which chilpéric and his family have taken refuge, an emissary of fredegund pierces the throat of sigebert lying in his tent. Date: circa 1455.
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