Suger

French abbot-statesmen, historian and the influential first patron of Gothic architecture (1080-1151)

6 dated entries naming Suger, drawn from 6 separate years between 1081 CE and 1151 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.

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11th century

1081Suger, French abbot and historian (approximate date) (d. 1151)source

12th century

1134May 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.source
1136The Basilica of Saint-Denis is completed to designs by Abbot Suger in Paris, France.source
1137July 25 – Louis VI sends his 16-year-old son Louis Capet with an escort of 500 knights to Bordeaux, along with Abbot Suger in charge of the wedding arrangements. Louis and Eleanor are married in the Cathedral of Saint-André. France unites Aquitaine and its territories to the Pyrenees.source
1147Spring – Eugene III leaves Viterbo and travels to France. At the start of April he meets Louis VII at Dijon. It is agreed that Abbot Suger, Louis' adviser, governs France while Louis is away.source
1151January 13 – Abbot Suger, French statesman and historian (b. c. 1081)source

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