Saint Denis Basilica

The Basilica of Saint Denis (French: Basilique de Saint-Denis, or simply Basilique Saint-Denis) is the famous burial site of the French monarchs, comparable to Westminster Abbey in England. Almost all the kings of France were buried in the Basilica, but unlike Westminster Abbey it was not used for coronations (a role devoted to the Cathedral of Reims). The basilica is located in Saint Denis, now a northern suburb of Paris.

Tombs

Some of the members of the royal families of France buried in the Saint Denis Basilica are:

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• Childebert I (496-558)
• Fredegonde (Wife of Chilperic I of Neustria)
• Clovis I (465 - 511)
• Dagobert I (603-639)
• Clovis II (635-657)
• Charles Martel
• Carloman (866-884)
• Pippin the Younger (714-768) and his wife Berthe (726-783)
• Philip III the Bold (1245 - 1285)
• Philip IV the Fair (1268 - 1315) and Isabella of Aragon
• Francis I of France
• Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici
• Francis II of France
• Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette