Question
In 1838, the local historian Achille Deville discovered a box in Notre-Dame de Rouen (“roo-AHN”) containing this person’s heart. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this person whose heart was removed from a tomb in Fontevraud Abbey. Forensic analysis done on this ruler’s body disputes the claim that he died from a poisoned crossbow bolt while besieging Châlus-Chabrol (“shah-LEW-shah-BROL”).
ANSWER: Richard I [or Richard the Lionhearted; prompt on Richard]
[10h] Latin term required. Many crusader kings, like Louis IX, underwent this process to transport their remains back home. This practice involved boiling remains of the deceased in a pot with water or wine to separate flesh from bones.
ANSWER: Mos Teutonicus [prompt on German custom; prompt on active excarnation or defleshing]
[10e] Mos Teutonicus was decreed illegal in one of these documents named De Sepulturis. Another document of this kind, Unam Sanctam, attempted to assert its author’s authority over Philip IV of France.
ANSWER: papal bulls (Both bulls were authored by Boniface VIII.)
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