1. A masterpiece of Gothic art, the Cathedral of Our Lady was started in 1211. It was the cathedral of coronations for French kings in memory of the baptism of Clovis by Saint Remi, probably on Christmas Day 498. Notre Dame Cathedral in Reims

2. Louis XII 1498-1515

3. Francois I 1515-1547

4. Margaret of Navarre, Elder sister of Francois I

5. Jeanne d'Albret, daughter of Margaret of Navarre

6. Henry II 1547-1559

7. Catherine de Medicis

8. Medici Family Clement Lorenzo Cosimo Elder Cosimo Leo X

9. Margaret of Valois, daughter of Henry II & Catherine de Medicis

10. Dianne de Poitiers

11. Dianne de Poitiers continued

12. Diane de Poitiers cont &Chenonceau

13. Dauphin of France, 1 st husband of Mary Queen of Scots

14. Mary Queen of Scots

15. Mary Queen of Scots cont.

16. Mary Queen of Scots & Francis II

17. Mary Queen of Scots’ father & son

18. Mary of Guise, mother of Mary Queen of Scots

19. Mary Queen of Scots second husband Darnley

20. Mary Queen of Scots & James VI of Scotland, James I of England

21. Mary Queen of Scots’ third husband—Bothwell

22. Mary Queen of Scots as captive

23. Death of Mary Queen of Scots

24. Charles IX 1560-1574 Charles became King of France at the age of ten in 1560. This painting by the court painter Francois Clouet represents the young king at the age of eleven.

25. St Bartholomew’s Massacre 1572

26. Henry III 1574-1589 Reconciliation of Henry III and Henry of Navarre

27. Henry IV 1589-1610

28. Louis XIII 1610-1643

29. Louis XIV 1643-1715

30. Louis XV 1715-1774

31. Louis XVI 1774-1789