Inside the Emperor's Tomb - A look inside the tomb of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III

[@michaelfisher7170]

The Habsburgs didn't cheap out on their burials did they? The power, influence and sheer wealth such an entombment demonstrates is amazing.

[@johnelliott0101]

Much agree

[@quietquitter6103]

Stolen wealth is easy to spend

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

@@quietquitter6103 Define 'stolen'. You do not possess the right to retroactively deny the legitimacy of five-hundred year-old taxation policies.

[@quietquitter6103]

@@robinrehlinghaus1944 500 year long theft and yes, as a human who does not wish to live in this system any long I fucking well do have the right. Wht sort of willing slave must you be.

[@jilltagmorris]

I will never stop being amazed by wood carvings!!! ❤

[@Anubis81]

These tombs in the Dom and the Capuchin crypt are really something else. Absolutely beautiful and lavish. I remember seeing this one, it's giant.

[@rivenoak]

his son Emperor Maximilian had a precious tomb as well, but it is a cenotaph because the elaborate tomb was to large for the actual burial place.

[@howardsternssmicrophone9332]

Can't think of anything more interesting than taking a peek inside an ancient Imperial tomb. Spooky stuff, but interesting. I always wonder what the state of decomposition is on the bodies of some of these Ancient European rulers who were entombed in Cathedrals, and other types of vaults.

[@monicacall7532]

The Holy Roman Empire is definitely a part of history that I need to learn more about. This video has certainly piqued my curiosity and desire to learn more about it. My dearly departed father would’ve loved this channel! I’ve introduced friends to your channel by saying that it’s a marvelous place to be intellectually stimulated, to learn more about Medieval life as well as being a place that showcases the beauty of the Middle Ages through art and architecture, especially religious art and architecture. Many thanks.

[@stickemuppunkitsthefunlovi4733]

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[@nancytestani1470]

Yes, do, so cool, incredible history and don’t forget all in the perspective of all the other kings, princes etc in Europe England

[@stepps511]

Thank you, Allan! What a fascinating piece of history!

[@allanbarton]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@4sstg]

The effort and expense put into this tomb monument is extraordinary.

[@sweptashore]

The craftsmanship is stunning, and the plaques inside (post-mortem reading material? 😉) are amazing. What a clever idea to use an endoscopic camera to examine the interior. I need to learn more about the HRE -- my knowledge begins and ends with Charlemagne. A silly side note... I very much enjoyed that there was a Further Austria amongst the other Austrias. Given further divisiveness, we could've had Yet Another Austria, It's An Austria, Still More Austria, and the rogue region of Finally Not Austria.

[@anitapeura3517]

Very Monty Pythonish.

[@THINKincessantly]

🌙Sir Allan never fails to deliver! Peeking inside tombs without being disrespectful takes a certain amount of reverence and delicacy and Barton serves it up in spades! I feel like those in the tombs would appreciate the respectful way their stories are told by Barton.

[@allanbarton]

Bless you, thank you.

[@daveowens271]

Absolutely fascinating! Truly a tomb fit for an Emperor.

[@AulicExclusiva]

I have no words to tell how wonderful this is!

[@allanbarton]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@kleinbrynbaranfrande]

Medieval craftsmanship is amazing! The detail in the funerary regalia is out of this world

[@matthewconway9152]

I love receiving your magazine The Antiquary. It always fascinates me to reed the articles you publish. Keep it up. Thank you Dr Allan Barton -Matthew

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure Matthew, thanks for supporting it. It is great to have such positive feedback.

[@NoName-di4qq]

@@allanbarton I was wobdering if you can get physical copies all the way here in the USA? I know you have digital...but I have always found it hard to read things online sometimes. Cheers

[@allanbarton]

Thank you for asking. I do have subscribers worldwide, and quite a lot of physical magazines go to the USA each month.

[@jackpayne4658]

I find very little to admire about most monarchs, but I greatly admire the artists who created such beautiful tombs.

[@monicacall7532]

I can’t agree enough with you! The artisans who through their talent beautified the Medieval world are generally unknown to us (unlike some of the rulers and monarchs), but their glorious creations continue to live on adding beauty and enriching our lives throughout time while the rulers are mostly forgotten. In my opinion, this is as it should be.

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

@@monicacall7532 So a materialistic reading of history focused on objects matters more than the legacy of political decisions? That's a strange interpretation.

[@latteyujin]

nothing is funnier to me than the weird old boomers/millennials who claim they hate history yet spend their free time reading about it online and triggering themselves 😂😂😂

[@annettewillis2797]

Thank you, Allan for another fascinating insight into the artistry that lies behind these grand tombs. It really brings history alive. You certainly are an authority on crowns!

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure Annette, thank you for your kind comment. I have always had a fascinating with things that sparkle.

[@lindadobson9854]

Thanks

[@allanbarton]

Thank you Linda.

[@charleswray404]

Thank you for great video.

[@allanbarton]

Glad you liked it!

[@ludovica8221]

Wow That was amazing!! How fascinating!

[@allanbarton]

Glad you like - I remember when I first saw the photos, I was blown over with what was within. Quite extraordinary.

[@pixbychris3182]

Fascinating video. Lovely latest issue of your magazine about Angels..reminded me of The Kings final words in his first broadcast. Speaking of the late Queen he said May flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest.

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

Fantastic! I’m glad they didn’t dismantle anything but used a small hole. Interesting that some of the cast inscriptions are upside down.

[@allanbarton]

The placement of the inscriptions is really odd, perhaps it was all completed in haste?

[@vinny142]

@@allanbarton Or they simply could not be bothered. Once the thing was closed it would not be opened again during their lifetimes. Well, not by anybody who cared, anyway. It's a good reminder of how little the average king/emperor/leader reallyt means to their people. They pretend to be good and kind, and the people pretend to really like them. The outsidfe was beautiful but then again everybody knew who made it so obviously they were not going to do a bad job and never get hired again.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

A possibility is the inscriptions were meant to be viewed standing next to that side. Then looking down, the letters would be readable from that viewpoint. Whether by design or an installer dissing the emperor, hard to say. That's why truth is stranger than fiction, because fiction has to make sense to be believable.

[@MarkGeraghty]

Surely they are upside down so they could be read from above when looking down on them.

[@accountnamewithheld]

Is it more likely that the workers who had to lug these things into place were simply illiterate?

[@girlnorthof60]

Thank you, Allan 🙏

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure - it is a fascinating subject.

[@annlindsaywright3169]

Excellent conten both visual and historically. Thank you, wonderful.

[@allanbarton]

Bless you Lindsay, thank you.

[@garycurry4600]

Well worth the wait, Dr. Barton. Outstanding video!!

[@allanbarton]

Thanks Gary - I have been waiting a while to do this one.

[@theastral1909]

That hand with the golden object is one of the weirdest things I have ever seen! Obviously something incredibly important but no ref found, yet. TY Dr Allen. I really enjoyed that. Great explanation of the HRE. I found that very difficult to get my head around when I was doing my A Lev Med European part.

[@robbicu]

Wow, this was an awesome presentation!

[@allanbarton]

Thank you kindly!

[@388Caroline]

Thank you, Allan. I love Habsburg history 🙏

[@marthavanbeek-putters]

Bedankt

[@allanbarton]

That is very kind, thank you.

[@robertbruce7686]

Painting with 5 o'clock shadow? Excellent optics 😊

[@ggirardin2014]

Incredible history and wonderfully narrated.

[@marthavanbeek-putters]

What a fantastic story. Learned a lot again. Thank you very much. Interesting that they looked into his sarcophagus. Beautiful things within.

[@allanbarton]

Thank you Martha - isn't it fascinating? His life story is extraordinary and the tomb is remarkable in its quality and preservation.

[@johnfisher697]

The detail, and craftsmanship is other worldly.

[@pedropassos5719]

Fascinating video! Well done!!

[@allanbarton]

Many thanks!

[@janeknight3597]

Fascinating following your earlier videos on the English Crown and it’s significance and origins. Thank you.

[@vonVince]

What a fabulous channel you have: I recently discovered it and just had to subscribe! Do you think you could maybe make a video at some point about the death and burial of Harold Godwinson, the last "English" (Anglo-Saxon) King of England

[@mindydalek7078]

Yay! Allan it's always a treat when you share a new video!!!! I've wanted to know more about the HRE for some time.

[@allanbarton]

Thank you - it is fascinating. I should do some more videos on the Holy Roman Empire.

[@educanassa100]

Great vídeo, Allan, nice to see again

[@jacquelinenoble6640]

Oh my goodness, thankyou so much for sharing this. Amazing. 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@virginiatyree6705]

History is so fascinating! Thanks for posting.

[@茛苕]

Today is my birthday! Thank you Allan for uploading this whole new video at almost zero o'clock at Beijing time. I'll take it as a lovely gift.😊

[@allanbarton]

That is such a lovely thing to say - happy birthday to you. Many happy returns.

[@茛苕]

​@@allanbarton🎉 Thank you, your videos and projects are just awesome. Thank you for sharing so much.

[@ludovica8221]

Happy Birthday!

[@virginiatyree6705]

Happy birthday 🎂🎉🎉🎉, glad you made it to today. And, many MORE! v

[@茛苕]

@@ludovica8221 thank you!

[@lilitheden748]

Fascinating. It’s amazing how beautiful and well preserved the items are. At 12:36 there seems to be a hand sticking out. Could it be some kind of waxen false limb they made to hold something?

[@felixs3477]

Thank you for sharing the details on the inside. I was there visiting in April. It was amazing to see the outside in person! But, I could not get close. I also visited the Schatzkammer of the Hofburg. Unfortunately the crown of Otto, the centrepiece, if you will, was unavailable for viewing… (under going some special 3D scans). Despite this, the entire collection was phenomenal! As a German, it fills me with pride. Greetings from Canada.

[@davidd6171]

Your videos are so good Allan! I truely enjoy watching them!

[@allanbarton]

Thanks very much, that's so good to hear!

[@stevenoels2757]

Love your videos, nice background and clear insight to the burial traditions of the time. The holy Roman Emperor is one part of history I have not studied much and this motivates me to follow up on that now. On the right side of the tomb there is that strange looking hand with fingers, I assume this is some sort of casting or decoration and not of the Emperor as he is but skeletal remains. Thanks for the video look forward to more soon.

[@RonaldFeller-r5h]

My very thanks for the tomb inner Photos, very intristing 😊

[@candidaprout560]

Very interesting. Thanks very much. I love history. So important to understand the actual times.

[@lianefehrle9921]

It is so much more beautiful because of the artistry that had to be done.

[@carrie4696]

Am I the only one who sees that hand?

[@carolinechappell7468]

I was wondering the same!

[@dianetheisen8664]

I saw it too -- and it did not look at all skeletal.

[@allanbarton]

Yes, I couldn't find anything about that curious thing.

[@blazingeek]

It’s likely a crucifix with a statuette of Jesus, according to an article I’ve read. Can’t link it since the comment gets removed…

[@Sshooter444]

A relic of some sort

[@craigstamp9965]

Priceless relics!

[@CurtisD01]

you should've used my newer model of Frederick III! but ty for showing my work off tho haha

[@finlayfraser9952]

Fascinating as always!

[@ChrisDonnelly-w7l]

I recently returned from Split and explored the remarkable tomb of the Emperor Diocletian Tomb now the most remarkable Cathedral.

[@TerryC69]

Hi Allan! Fascinating subject indeed.

[@allanbarton]

It really is; imagine the surprise as the first images of the inside of the tomb came through.

[@EllenCFarmGirl]

Fantastic! Thank you ❤

[@vinceplatini]

Absolutely breathtaking! 👏🏻 👍🏻

[@joseph8468]

Beautifully done. Thank you.

[@misterangel8486]

Highly interesting video. 👌 Thank you🙏

[@bessofhardwick9311]

What beautiful artifacts.

[@aprilclinely4535]

So very interesting! Love the images, and more so the information Allan gave us.

[@rsc9520]

Me too !!!

[@roberthossen8354]

Allan, what a glorious and interesting video!!! Thank you!! As an art historian I've always been curious to what's in the tomb. Lo' and behold: the crown, sceptre and orb as on both the tomb and the painting are within!! Can't believe it, but there it is. I'm very grateful to you. Personally I would take the regalia out as in other countries. Invaluable art historic artefacts to be put on public display. Not that many pieces of regalia from the Middle Ages are left, so... What would you do?

[@clark5242]

Fascinating!!!

[@doctorfoster1968]

Thank you Dr Barton. Love your channel! May I ask please what is you in-and-out music?

[@allanbarton]

That's kind, thank you. It is piece of music called the 'Old Tower Inn'

[@doctorfoster1968]

@@allanbarton Many thanks - I will look it up!

[@amesadamson]

excellent. thank you.

[@allanbarton]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anitapeura3517]

I love Allan's tone, as if it's all faintly ridiculous now, all this puffery of the nobility, the wars they led everyone in to, the exploitation of peasants, child brides (and mothers), etc. etc. Fascinating stuff!

[@michaelbedinger4121]

Great video, thank you very much. It was very interesting. The inside view of the tomb was fascinating. May I ask a question? Looking inside the tomb, I thought I saw a hand palm side up. What was that, if the remains are only bones by now? Thank you very much again.

[@allanbarton]

I have not been able to find anything about it - I was hoping someone would come along who knew.

[@williamwallace9427]

Fantastic

[@baylorsailor]

"Sigismund" is fun to say. It would make a good name for a kitty.... I plan to binge your videos today (it's my day off). I've missed quite a few because my notifications never work right. Thanks for the wonderful content!

[@311girl]

Gorgeous crown.

[@Parianparlay]

Wonderful! Presumably well protected from thieves now we know what is inside?

[@ayranvisser4187]

you should also make a video about the Beautiful Tombs of Charles the Bold and Mary of Burgundy in Our lady church in Bruges Belgium !!

[@hansulrichboning8551]

I although recommend the visit of Speyer-Cathedral in the Palatinate.The biggest surviving church in romanesque style.The huge crypt houses the tombs of holy roman emperors of a much earlier period (Salier-Dynasty) and the tomb of Rudolf I, founder of the House of Habsburg.Not to miss is the museum of the cathedral were the excavation of the tombs is documented.

[@troygaspard6732]

Fascinating, is the crown from 916ad the same or similar to what Charlemagne wore?

[@alexhayden2303]

Amazing survival!

[@TheGrenadier97]

The Holy Roman Empire is much ill-talked (by that Voltaire's cliché, for instance) but in fact it's very a interesting and influential part of Europe's History.

[@allanbarton]

It was very influential - without it and the Habsburgs Europe would look very different. I always think there are two people who shaped modern day Europe, one was Napolean, the other Maximilian I.

[@stevedunn3113]

Astonishing, thank you Allan.

[@josefrietveld219]

Greetings from vienna, thx for this informative update. Frederic III has also unpolitely been nicknamed the „Reichsschlafmütze“ = the empire‘s nightcap - maybe because he outlived all his foes?

[@allanbarton]

He wasn't the most active of sovereigns - I reckon his ability to rule from his armchair is probably what allowed him to survive.

[@mrbojangles8133]

Hyde Abbey is also gone, it is supposedly the place where Alfred the Great was buried, at least at some point

[@703tomato]

The text on the plaques in the interior are upside down. Why is that?

[@LuvBorderCollies]

The melons part sounds like a good way to "introduce" poison. Or just good old fashioned food poisoning which will lead to severe dehydration which can kill you. I went through a major case of it and a couple lesser episodes so the effects are too familiar to me. Don't eat egg salad that's been sitting in the sun on sunny July afternoon. I don't eat at Taco Bell anymore either.

[@dianetheisen8664]

Taco 🌮 Bell: ugh..

[@romo9122]

Loved it! Especially the inside views❤

[@nadiabrook7871]

Oh wow!! I'm now going to limit my consumption of melons - just in case!!😱🍈🍉😂 Thanks for another VERY INTERESTING video, Allan!! ❤💗👍

[@allanbarton]

A pleasure Nadia - I don't eat them anyway, probably best if I continue not eating them.

[@elizabethmcglothlin5406]

Oh, my! How bizarre.

[@ShawnNowlan]

Wow!

[@mjjoseph1853]

Just a note, but Frederick III was not the first Habsburg emperor, sometimes mistaken as the first because his reign started the unbroken succession of Habsburgs which ended with the Pragmatic Sanction in 1740. Thanks for the informative videos.

[@kaloarepo288]

Not 100% sure but the earlier Habsburgs never became Holy Roman emperors but merely "Kings of the Romans" which effectively was only king of the Germans without papal endorsement.

[@MichaelLeBlanc-p4f]

If artists & craftsmen were capable of the skills and sensitivty they powerfully display, imagine how relatively sophisticated the rest of society was . . . Like our equals today.

[@allanbarton]

Absolutely! Not ‘primitive’ at all, any more than people are now.

[@benjaminperez1149]

Austria is still a complex country.

[@LordDustinDeWynd]

03:33 The death of king's son at age 17, a year before majority, wasn't "suspicious" at the time?

[@gailjones6558]

I saw the hand also 😮

[@robandrews4815]

I love archaeology. This is the closest thing to a time machine, there'll ever be. To see or walk into a space from the past.😂😂

[@LordVader626]

still can't believe they drilled a hole in the tomb

[@r.j.lombardi111]

Mathias Corvinus... He was a king of Hungary -Croatia... And a descendant of Hunyadi Janos

[@trimegistus]

Thank you, so does this mean we will be getting more Austrian videos ? :)

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

It’s amazing to see such fine workmanship on the burial objects, and in gilded silver. This is more treasure than even Christian Emperors were buried with. I was afraid to look, but there was nothing horrifying there. Is that a fake hand? Modern or buried with him? It looks so odd.

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

Even JC wasn’t buried in such luxury.

[@christinavuyk2026]

Why are the plaques inside the sarcophagus upside down? 🤔

[@johnbayer9795]

Is this marble the variety known as Untersberg?

[@allanbarton]

I understand that the Adnet 'marbles' are a slightly different group from Untersberg - Adnet is slightly denser and darker.

[@johnbayer9795]

@@allanbarton Thanks!

[@ferrjuan]

Wasn’t Rudolf I of Germany the first Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg Dynasty instead of Emperor Frederick III?

[@allanbarton]

Rudolf was King of the Romans, King of Germany, but was never raised by the pope to the imperial dignity. There were two more Habsburg Kings of the Romans who also failed to be raised in their lifetime to the imperial dignity - Albert I and Frederick the Fair. The latter's reign as king of the Romans but not as emperor is why the Emperor Frederick III was King Frederick IV before he was crowned emperor by the pope.

[@ferrjuan]

@@allanbarton thanks I did not know that! I was of the mind that being crowned by the Pope was like the “cherry on top” and not the whole “cake” when being elected by the seven Prince-Electors. I suppose I was thinking of the period post Emperor Charles V who was the last Holy Roman Emperor crowned by the Pope.

[@allanbarton]

@@ferrjuan the electors elected as King of the Romans, later King of Germany. The imperial title was entirely the papacy's gift and was conferred through the coronation in Rome. Maximilian I was the first not to bother being crowned by the pope, and the pope allowed him to use the title 'Electus Romanorum Imperator' - Charles V as you mentioned had a coronation in Bologna - after that, it lapsed and technically, all the emperors that followed him through to 1806 were Holy Roman Emperors Elect and not actually Holy Roman Emperors. The coronation in Frankfurt as King of Germany was then deemed sufficient to mark the beginning of the imperial rule.

[@nancytestani1470]

Don’t for get the Spanish kings buried in I think El Escorial….Westminster…all magnificent

[@DwrDewree]

Mathias Corvinus was primarily a Hungarian king

[@1joshjosh1]

Is that The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch ?

[@2FRESH-4U]

WOW