The Basilica of St. Denis is a Medieval church located in the city of St. Denis which is a suburb of Paris, France. It was mentioned in The Lamb and the Slaughter, and the coronations of many French Queens took place here.
Appearance[]
Season Two[]
The Lamb and the Slaughter[]
When Estelle asks for Mary's help in escaping from her new husband Lord Narcisse; Mary arranges for a carriage to take her to a safe location. Lord Narcisse orders a search of the castle prompting Mary and Lola to hurry with Estelle to the waiting carriage; however before she can leave a guard comes up to Mary and Lola, demanding for everyone to get out.
Mary asks the guard of there's a problem, to which the guard replies that he's been ordered by Lord Narcisse to check all carriages leaving the castle. Mary interrupts as she says that the only people in the carriage are her servants transporting the heart of the late King Henry to the Basilica at St. Denis.
The Queen further says that if King Francis knew that the sacred relic of his beloved father was manhandled by common guards, she promises that Francis will have them put in the stocks and whipped until they are dead. The guard asks forgiveness and walks away as the carriage leaves.
Notable Burials[]
- Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici.
- Their children: Henry III, Francis II, Charles IX, Margaret of Valois, and Louis, Duke of Orléans.
- Grandchildren: Marie Elisabeth of Valois.
Trivia[]
- French Queens were commonly crowned here.
- French Monarchs have been buried here since the 10th century.
- The coronation of Queen Catherine de Medici took place here on June 10, 1549.
- The coronation of Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (wife of King Charles IX) took place here on March 25, 1571.
- The coronation of Queen Anne, Duchess of Brittany took place here on February 8, 1492.
- The coronation of her daughter Queen Claude, Duchess of Brittany took place here on May 10, 1517.
- The church contains a Valois Mortuary Crypt which has the tombs of members of the House of Valois.
- The other crypt contains the tombs of members of the House of Bourbon.
- King Louis XVI and his wife are buried here along with 3 of their children, his parents and his siblings.
- Their eldest daughter Marie Therese is buried with her husband in the the crypt of the Franciscan monastery in Nova Gorica, Slovenia.
- Several members of the House of Bourbon are also buried there.
