The Reims Cathedral or Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Reims) is is the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims, where the kings of France were crowned. The cathedral replaced an older church, destroyed by fire in 1211, that was built on the site of the basilica where Clovis was baptized by Saint Remi, bishop of Reims, in AD 496. It was mentioned in Extreme Measures, and many coronations and weddings have taken place here.
Appearance[]
Season Three[]
Extreme Measures[]
When King Antoine returns to French Court in order to bargain for the life of his brother; he has no idea that King Francis is seriously ill or that Mary is working hard to hide it from the rest of France.
When Mary greets him at the castle gate, Antoine says that he has come specifically to see Francis; however Mary says that Francis is not at the castle but at the Cathedral in Reims for seclusion and prayer. Antoine says that he will stay and wait for the King to return.
Later when Francis still has not returned, Mary continues to say that the King is in Reims and that she will negotiate on Francis' behalf since she is the Queen; however Antoine does not want to speak with her in light of what happened between her and Louis of Condé.
Trivia[]
- The coronation of King Henry II of France took place here on July 25, 1547.
- The coronations of 3 of King Henry and Queen Catherine's sons also took place here:
- 15 year old Francis, Dauphin of France, was crowned King Francis II on September 21, 1559.
- 10 year old Prince Charles Maximilian was crowned King Charles IX on May 15, 1561
- 23 year old Prince Edward Alexander, was crowned King Henry III on February 13, 1575
- The wedding of King Henry III and Princess Louise of Lorraine took place here on February 15, 1575
- The coronation of King Francis I took place here on January 25, 1515
- The coronation of King Henry I took place here on May 14, 1027
- The wedding of King Henry I and Anne of Kiev took place here on May 19, 1051.
- King Louis VII had 2 coronations, and the first was held here:
- He was crowned Junior King on October 25, 1131.
- The coronation of King Charles VII of France took place here on July 17, 1429
- The coronation of King Louis VIII and Queen Blanche of Castille took place here on August 6, 1223
- The coronation of King Louis X and Queen Clementia took place here on August 24, 1315
- The coronation of King Charles X (younger brother of Louis XVI) took place here on May 29, 1825
- He was the last King of France to be crowned here.
- Since 987 all Kings of France were crowned in the Reims Cathedral.
- Only Hugh Capet, Robert II, Louis VI, John I, Henry IV and Louis XVIII, were crowned in different locations.
