{"slug": "basilica-of-saint-denis", "label": "Basilica of Saint-Denis", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint-Denis", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184407", "qid": "Q184407", "description": "basilica located in Seine-Saint-Denis, in France", "entries": 12, "years": 12, "span": [597, 1593], "span_label": ["597 CE", "1593 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Basilica of St Denis", "Saint-Denis basilica"], "related": [{"slug": "paris", "label": "Paris", "shared": 8}, {"slug": "pepin-the-short", "label": "Pepin the Short", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-france", "label": "Kingdom of France", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "suger", "label": "Suger", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "brunhilda-of-austrasia", "label": "Brunhilda of Austrasia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "theuderic-ii", "label": "Theuderic II", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "chlothar-ii", "label": "Chlothar II", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "theudebert-ii", "label": "Theudebert II", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "fredegund", "label": "Fredegund", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "patrician-ancient-rome", "label": "Patrician (ancient Rome)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pope-stephen-ii", "label": "Pope Stephen II", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "coronation", "label": "Coronation", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 597, "year_label": "597 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Queen Fredegund defeats her old rival Brunhilda of Austrasia, who supports the claims of her grandsons Theudebert II and Theuderic II to the Frankish throne, against those of Fredegund's son Chlothar II. She dies a few months later at Paris and is buried in the Basilica of Saint Denis.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364755884#Europe", "title": "597", "revid": 1364755884, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 673, "year_label": "673 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Spring – King Chlothar III of Neustria and Burgundy dies after a reign of 16 years, in which he has been a puppet — roi fainéant — of the Neustrian mayor of the palace, Ebroin. He is buried in the Basilica of St. Denis, and succeeded by his brother Theuderic III.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340805471#Europe", "title": "673", "revid": 1340805471, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 754, "year_label": "754 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "July 28", "text": "July 28 – Pope Stephen II re-consecrates Pepin III (the Short) as king of the Franks, at the Basilica of Saint-Denis outside Paris, bestowing upon him the additional title of Patricius of the Romans. This marks the first recorded crowning of a civil ruler by a pope. Pepin assumes the role of ordained protector of the Catholic Church.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360259946#Europe", "title": "754", "revid": 1360259946, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 783, "year_label": "783 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 30", "text": "April 30 – Hildegard, wife of King Charlemagne, dies in childbirth after her ninth confinement in less than 12 years of marriage. His mother, Bertrada of Laon, dies in the summer and is buried with great ceremony beside her husband Pepin the Short, in the Abbey of St. Denis (modern-day Paris).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351342197#Europe", "title": "783", "revid": 1351342197, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 841, "year_label": "841 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Summer – Vikings sail up the River Seine and devastate the city of Rouen in Normandy. They burn the Benedictine monastery of Jumièges Abbey; 68 captives are taken, and returned on payment of a ransom, by the monks of St. Denis.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360650312#Europe", "title": "841", "revid": 1360650312, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 996, "year_label": "996 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 24", "text": "October 24 – King Hugh I Capet dies in Paris after a 9-year reign and is interred in the Basilica of St. Denis. He is succeeded by his 24-year-old son Robert II (the Pious) as king of France. Robert tries (during his reign) to increase his power, by pressing his claim of feudal lands that become vacant. This results in many territorial disputes.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365261051#Europe", "title": "996", "revid": 1365261051, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1134, "year_label": "1134 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "May 13", "text": "May 13 – The Saint-Denis basilica, near Paris, is damaged by a fire. This will give the opportunity to the French abbot Suger to rebuild it in a new style, which will open the Gothic period of architecture.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1321069056#Culture", "title": "1134", "revid": 1321069056, "section": "Events › By topic › Culture"}}, {"year": 1136, "year_label": "1136 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The Basilica of Saint-Denis is completed to designs by Abbot Suger in Paris, France.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365584360#Arts_and_Culture", "title": "1136", "revid": 1365584360, "section": "Events › By topic › Arts and Culture"}}, {"year": 1144, "year_label": "1144 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June 11", "text": "June 11 – The Basilica of St. Denis near Paris is completed, and consecrated in the presence of Louis VII – as the first Gothic church.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362160711#Religion", "title": "1144", "revid": 1362160711, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1314, "year_label": "1314 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 3", "text": "December 3 – The state funeral and burial of King Philip IV takes place at the Basilica of Saint-Denis near Paris.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373434387#October_–_December", "title": "1314", "revid": 1373434387, "section": "Events › October – December"}}, {"year": 1517, "year_label": "1517 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 10", "text": "May 10 – The coronation of Queen Consort Claude of France, wife of King Francis I, takes place at the Basilica of St Denis with Cardinal Philippe de Luxembourg performing the ceremony.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366649067#April–June", "title": "1517", "revid": 1366649067, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1593, "year_label": "1593 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "July 25", "text": "July 25 – As he promised in January, Henry IV of France abjures Protestantism at the Basilica of Saint-Denis. Legend attributes to him the saying Paris vaut bien une messe (\"Paris is well worth a mass\").", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351972668#July–September", "title": "1593", "revid": 1351972668, "section": "Events › July–September"}}]}