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In 1706 ,French historian and Benedictine Michel Félibien published a book on the History of the Royal Abbey of St Denis
As part of his research he was allowed access to the royal treasury where the French Coronation Regalia was housed and he made several engravings of the various Crowns and other precious objects.
The French Coronation Regalia were only ever moved if their was a Coronation and there were various crowns and sceptres housed at St Denis.
The French Crown Jewels were different and were stored in Paris
French Kings were almost always crowned at Note Dame de Reims and Queens at St Denis Abbey.
Sadly most of these objects were destroyed in 1793 and 1794 during the Terror as the Royal Abbey of St Denis was ransacked and pillaged.
The Crown of Saint Louis (Coronation of Kings)
The Crown of Charlemagne (Coronation of Kings)
The Personal Crown of Henri IV
As part of his research he was allowed access to the royal treasury where the French Coronation Regalia was housed and he made several engravings of the various Crowns and other precious objects.
The French Coronation Regalia were only ever moved if their was a Coronation and there were various crowns and sceptres housed at St Denis.
The French Crown Jewels were different and were stored in Paris
French Kings were almost always crowned at Note Dame de Reims and Queens at St Denis Abbey.
Sadly most of these objects were destroyed in 1793 and 1794 during the Terror as the Royal Abbey of St Denis was ransacked and pillaged.
The Crown of Saint Louis (Coronation of Kings)
![Couronne_de_saint_Louis_BNF.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F0%2F0d%2FCouronne_de_saint_Louis_BNF.jpg&hash=5d9fcf1c89c727774361a97d33c528eb)
The Crown of Charlemagne (Coronation of Kings)
![516px-French_Coronation_Crown_of_Charlemagne.png](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F6%2F6d%2FFrench_Coronation_Crown_of_Charlemagne.png%2F516px-French_Coronation_Crown_of_Charlemagne.png&hash=1ccbb10840da6bb855ec0c5dc81c79d9)
The Personal Crown of Henri IV
![407px-Couronne_Henri_IV_et_fermail_Dom_F%C3%A9libien.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F8%2F84%2FCouronne_Henri_IV_et_fermail_Dom_F%25C3%25A9libien.jpg%2F407px-Couronne_Henri_IV_et_fermail_Dom_F%25C3%25A9libien.jpg&hash=1bebf3e550c0a2af720fe9b201992ab7)