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Chartres Cathedral

medieval Catholic cathedral in Chartres, France

6 dated entries naming Chartres Cathedral, drawn from 6 separate years between 858 CE and 1594 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Cathedral of Chartres, Notre-Dame de Chartres in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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9th century

  • 858Viking raiders, led by Björn Ironside, set fire to the earliest church on the site of Chartres Cathedral. Charles the Bald pays him tribute (Danegeld) to save Verberie (Northern France).source

12th century

  • 1145Construction begins on Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France.source
  • 1194July 10 – A fire devastates Chartres Cathedral. Only the crypt, the towers, and the new facade survives. Funds are collected from nobles, as well as small donations from ordinary people, to start the rebuilding.source

13th century

  • 1220The rebuilding of Cathedral of Chartres, which had been destroyed by a fire in 1194, is completed.source
  • 1260October 24 – The Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France (the cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site).source

16th century

  • 1594February 27 – The coronation of Henry IV as King of France takes place at Chartres Cathedral.source

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