Curated category
Burials at the Basilica of Saint-Denis
- Claude of FranceClaude arrived in the world on the 13th of October 1499 inside the town of Romorantin-Lanthenay. Her mother Duchess Anne of Brittany had invoked a saint…
- Charles VIII of FranceCharles VIII was born at the Château d'Amboise on the 30th of June 1470. He became King of France on the 30th of August 1483 when he was only thirteen years…
- Louis XVIIILouis Stanislas Xavier entered the world on the 17th of November 1755 inside the Palace of Versailles. He was a younger son of Louis Ferdinand, Dauphin of…
- Francis I of FranceFrancis I of France was born on the 12th of September 1494 at the Château de Cognac, a man whose physical features would become as legendary as his political…
- Francis II of FranceOn the 10th of July 1559, a fifteen-year-old boy named Francis II became king of France after his father Henry II died in a jousting accident.
- Philip II of FrancePhilip was born in Gonesse on the 21st of August 1165, the son of Louis VII and Adela of Champagne. He received the nickname Dieudonné because he arrived…
- Marie de' MediciOn the 26th of April 1575, Maria de' Medici was born inside the Palazzo Pitti of Florence. Her father Francesco I ruled Tuscany as Grand Duke while her…
- Louis XVILouis-Auguste de France entered the world on the 23rd of August 1754 within the Palace of Versailles. He was the second surviving son of Louis, Dauphin of…
- Henry II of FranceHenry and his elder brother Francis spent over four years in captivity in Spain as hostages. This arrangement secured the release of their father, King…
- Catherine de' MediciCatherine de' Medici was born on the 13th of April 1519 in Florence, Republic of Florence. Her parents were Lorenzo de' Medici and Madeleine de La Tour…
- Louis IX of FranceLouis IX was born on the 25th of April 1214 at Poissy, near Paris. He became king of France when his father Louis VIII died on the 8th of November 1226.