Battle on the Lechfeld, 955
St. Ulrich, Bishop of Augsburg, leads his followers against the Hungarians in the Battle of Lechfeld in 955 as a prince of the Empire. King Otto the Great ordered his followers to kill the fleeing Hungarians. Otto thanks Ulrich by granting him the right to mint and issue coins in Augsburg. Ulrich was venerated as a saint very soon after his death
Picture No
13312191
Media ID
48310935
Size
3835px x 4954px
(2.3MB)
Credit
(c) Mary Evans / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo
Usage Restrictions
No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo
Source
SZ Photo - SZ Photo
Date
955
