Burial sites of European monarchs and consorts
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This list contains all European emperors, kings and regent princes and their consorts as well as well-known crown princes since the Middle Ages, whereas the lists are starting with either the beginning of the monarchy or with a change of the dynasty (e.g. England with the Norman king William the Conqueror, Spain with the unification of Castile and Aragon, Sweden with the Vasa dynasty, etc.). In addition, it contains the still-existing principalities of Monaco and Liechtenstein and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.
Main burial sites of European Kings include: |
the Wawel Cathedral for Kings of Poland |
the Roskilde Cathedral for Kings of Denmark |
the Westminster Abbey for Kings of England |
El Escorial for Kings of Spain |
the Basilica of St Denis for Kings of France |