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'The Excommunication of Robert the Pious', 1875. Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens

'The Excommunication of Robert the Pious', 1875. Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens

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'The Excommunication of Robert the Pious', 1875. Nicknamed 'the Pious', Robert II (972-1031) was King of France from 996. He was temporarily excommunicated by Pope Gregory V, who would not sanction Robert's marriage to his second wife, Bertha, Princess of Burgundy, on the grounds that they were cousins. From the Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France.

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Creator
  1. Jean-Paul Laurens, attributed to: {French}: Artist, painter, illustrator, teacherSearch Wikipedia for Jean-Paul Laurens
Subject
  1. Robert II, King of France: French: KingSearch Wikipedia for Robert II, King of France
  2. Bertha, Princess of Burgundy: Burgundian: Queen of Robert II of FranceSearch Wikipedia for Bertha, Princess of Burgundy
Medium
  1. Oil
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  1. 0510001038
  1. 1-154-538
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  1. 1154538
  1. H127049.tif
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