Royal Tombs of France

[Leah2016]

Originally Posted by Grandduchess24

The french monarchy also had the tradition of keeping the heart of a king on display except the only one to not have his heart out was King Louis XV and even the son of King Louis XVI, Louis Charles the proclaimed Louis XVII heart in a Case like that of his ancestors, to me it's weird but it's their tradition.


Here is the heart of Louis XVII

Did all the French monarchs have their hearts preserved?

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Originally Posted by Leah2016

Did all the French monarchs have their hearts preserved?

The majority of French King and Queen's remains were buried at Saint Denis outside Paris,whilst their hearts and entrails were buried at another Abbey or Church with a separate monument.

Example : Heart Monument of Henri II of France,commissioned in 1561 by his widow,Queen-Regent of France Catherine de Médicis.It was originally housed at the now destroyed l'église des Célestins de Paris.

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Charles IV King of France/Charles I King of Navarre (3 January 1322 – 1 February 1328)

Buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris

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Philippe VI,King of France and Count of Anjou, Maine, and Valois (1 April 1328 – 22 August 1350).

Buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris

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Jean II,King of France and Count of Auvergne and Boulogne (22 August 1350 – 8 April 1364).

Buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris

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Charles V,King of France (8 April 1364 – 16 September 1380).

Buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris

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Charles VI,King of France (16 September 1380 – 21 October 1422)


Buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris

Tomb of Charles VI of France.

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Charles VII,King of France (21 October 1422 – 22 July 1461)



Charles was buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris,however his tomb was ransacked and destroyed in August 1793 during the French Revolution.


Now lost tomb of Charles VII and Marie d'Anjou.

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Louis XI,King of France (22 July 1461 - 30 August 1483)


Unlike other French Monarchs and Consorts,Louis XI was not buried at Saint Denis.He was buried at the Basilique Notre-Dame de Cléry-Saint-André near Orléans.His tomb suffered damaged in 1562 when the church was sacked by the Huguenots and again during the French Revolution.

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Charles VIII,King of France (30 August 1483 – 7 April 1498)



His sister,Anne de France ruled as his Regent from 1483 until 1491.Charles was buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris,however his tomb was ransacked and destroyed in August 1793 during the French Revolution.

The now lost tomb of Charles VIII of France.

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Louis XII,King of France (7 April 1498 – 1 January 1515)


Buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris

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François I,King of France (1 January 1515-31 March,1547)



Buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris

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Henri II,King of France (31 March 1547 – 10 July 1559)

Buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris

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François II,King of France (10 July 1559 – 5 December 1560)

Charles IX,King of France (5 December 1560 – 30 May 1574)

Henri III,King of France (30 May 1574 – 2 August 1589)

All 3 brothers are buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris,none of their tombs survived the French Revolution.



Henri III de France

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Henri IV,King of France (2nd of August 1589 - 14th of May 1610 ),King of Navarre as Henri III (9th of June 1572 - 14th of May 1610 ).


Buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris,his head was recently identified and is awaiting permission to be reburied at St Denis.

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Louis XIII,King of France and Navarre (14th of May 1610 – 14th of May 1643 )


His mother,Marie de Medici acted Regent from 1610 until 1617.King Louis XIII was buried at Saint Denis Basilica outside Paris

[silverstar]

St Denis... an amazing place, even after all the desecration and the ravages of the mob
Celebheaven • View topic - Abbey St Denis




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Originally Posted by silverstar

St Denis... an amazing place, even after all the desecration and the ravages of the mob
Celebheaven • View topic - Abbey St Denis




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Can you imagine its true splendour prior to 1793!

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Quite a lot of French Royal Tombs were destroyed & lost forever following the French Revolution,many of the churches too have been demolished .Whilst St Denis Abbey was reserved for Monarchs,consorts and their children/spouses many churches in Paris were used as burial sites for the cadet branches of the French Royal Family & contained many Princely & Royal Tombs.

List of lost churches

The Dominican Couvent des Jacobins de la rue Saint-Honoré
The Dominican Couvent des Jacobins de la rue Saint-Jacques
The Couvent des Célestins de Paris.

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Tomb of Charles d'Évreux,Comte d'Etampes at the now destroyed Église des Cordeliers de Paris.Charles d'Évreux was a French Prince who was also a grandson of Philip III the Bold of France.Charles died in September 1336.