Line of headless mourners, statues decapitated during the French Revolution, below Marguerite de Rohan (Margaret of Rohan) (1330-1406) and her husband, Olivier V de Clisson (1336-1407). Ornate Gothic marble tomb in a chapel dedicated to Sainte Marguerite in the Basilique Notre-Dame du Roncier or Church of Notre-Dame du Roncier, at Josselin, Morbihan, Brittany, France.
Josselin, Morbihan, Brittany, France, inside the Basilique Notre-Dame du Roncier or Church of Notre-Dame du Roncier: ornate Gothic marble tomb shared by Marguerite de Rohan (Margaret of Rohan) (1330-1406) and her second husband, Olivier V de Clisson (1336-1407), Constable of France, in a chapel dedicated to Sainte Marguerite. Like Marguerite, Olivier had been married before and Marguerite was his second wife. Marguerite is depicted in a surcoat or surcoat (an outer coat or cloak, specifically a loose-fitting garment worn over armour) with two greyhounds at her feet, a symbol of loyalty. Olivier is depicted in a breastplate and coat of arms. Around the tomb are sculpted mourners or weepers, beheaded during the 1789 French Revolution. Marguerite and Olivier were originally buried in the chapel of the Château de Josselin, an impressive castle which Olivier built in 1370 and which is still inhabited by the de Rohan family. However, their grave was desecrated in 1792 and the monument smashed. The fragments were collected in 1829 on the order of M. de Chazelles, prefect of Morbihan, and then temporarily embedded in a church wall. The statues of the recumbent figures were sent to a sculptor in Rennes for restoration and remained there for a long time, with work interrupted by the Revolution of 1830; restoration did not resume until the middle of the 19th century. Marguerite was of a noble Breton family who added to the power of Olivier and encouraged him to make improvements to the Church of Notre-Dame-Du-Roncier. Olivier V de Clisson was a Breton soldier who distinguished himself at the Battle of Auray (1364) where he lost an eye and earned the nickname “Butcher” because his troops were ordered to take no prisoners. Josselin is about 80 km west of Rennes.
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Location: Basilique Notre-Dame du Roncier, Josselin, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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