Royal tombs, Basilique Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, France

Effigy of Isabelle of Aragon, 1247-71, wife of Philip III the Bold, made 1275 in marble, with a black base with rhyming inscription which survived the Revolution, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind on the left are Clovis II, 635-57, king of Neustria and Burgundy 639-57, and Charles Martel, 685-741, mayor of the palace of Austrasia of Neustria and Burgundy 721-41, both commissioned by Saint-Louis and made in stone 1263-64. Behind on the right are Philippe IV the Fair, 1268-1314, and Philippe III the Bold, 1245-85. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1275 Aragon Basilique Bold Canopy Clovis Effigy Funerary Hardi Isabelle Martel Recumbent Royale Saint-denis Seine-saint-denis

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