XEE4412559 The ball of the ardents or ball of the savages: on the occasion of the wedding of a lady of Isabeau (Isabella, Elizabeth) from Bavaria on 28 January 1393, the king disguised himself and chained himself to four other courtiers. His brother, the Duke of Orleans, to recognize them, approached a torch and set fire to their costumes. The king was barely saved and one of the other four gentlemen, who threw himself into a basin of water. 19th century engraving, Histoire de France by Martin. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ball of the ardents or ball of the savages: on the occasion of the wedding of a lady of Isabeau (Isabella, Elizabeth) from Bavaria on 28 January 1393, the king disguised himself and chained himself to four other courtiers. His brother, the Duke of Orleans, to recognize them, approached a torch and set fire to their costumes. The king was barely saved and one of the other four gentlemen, who threw himself into a basin of water. 19th century engraving, Histoire de France by Martin.); Stefano Bianchetti; out of copyright.