Prince Philip FRANCE
- Born: 29 Aug 1116, Reims, Marne, Loire-Atlantique, France
- Died: 13 Oct 1131, Paris, Seine, France
- Buried: Abbey, St Denis, Paris, Seine, France
 Ancestral File Number: 8XJ2-65.
General Notes:
Prince of FRANCE, Gisant Effigy in Abbey Church of St Denis France.
ABBEY CHURCH OF SAINT-DENIS
Volume II The Royal Tombs, Alain Erlande-Brandenburg, Editions De la Lourelle, 7 Rue Dupuytren 75006 Paris
"17. Philip, son of Louis VI d1113...In 1263 and 1264 at the request of Saint Louis, the tombs of the kings of France were disposed at St-Denis and buried between the pillars at the crossing of the transept, the Merovingians and Carolingians in the south, the Capetians in the north. To commemeorate the occasion, sixteen stone gisants were executed (that of Eudes and Hugh Capet disappeared during the French Revolution), all identically dressed and represented in the same fashion: with the eyes open and calm gestures. The face of the queens, emphasized by the play of light about their veils are the most beautiful. Those of Henry I and Robert the Pious are the most expressive. The work of three different artists can be recognized, each bringing a certain diversity to this sereies of gisants without upsetting its overall plan."
ANCESTRAL FILE
Ancestral File Ver 4.11 8XJ2-65.
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