Paris . tatesincluded the whole south bank of the Seine, from thePetit Pont in Paris to Sevres. The kings Childebert L,Caribert, Chilperic I., Clotaire II., Childeric II. ; theQueens IJltrogothe, Fredegonde, Berlrude, and Bilihilde;the Merovingian princes Clovis and Dagobert; with Chro-desinde and Chrotberge, daughters of Childebert I., wereinterred within its walls ; and here many of their bodieswere seen lying on beds of spices, wrapped in preciousstuffs embroidered in gold, when their plain stone-cofifinswere opened at the Revolution.^ In 861 the monasterywas burnt by the Normans, ^ was res
Paris . tatesincluded the whole south bank of the Seine, from thePetit Pont in Paris to Sevres. The kings Childebert L,Caribert, Chilperic I., Clotaire II., Childeric II. ; theQueens IJltrogothe, Fredegonde, Berlrude, and Bilihilde;the Merovingian princes Clovis and Dagobert; with Chro-desinde and Chrotberge, daughters of Childebert I., wereinterred within its walls ; and here many of their bodieswere seen lying on beds of spices, wrapped in preciousstuffs embroidered in gold, when their plain stone-cofifinswere opened at the Revolution.^ In 861 the monasterywas burnt by the Normans, ^ was restored, and destroyedagain in 886. The existing church, begun by the twenty- ^ Gregorj of Tours, iii. 2Z. Gesta Regvm Francorum, xxvi. ^ What remains of their tombs is aow at S. Denis. 424 PARIS ninth Abbot, Morardus (990-1019), was only finished inthe following century, and was dedicated by Pope Alex-ander III. in 1163. The tomb of Childebert was thenplaced in the centre of the present building. From its. PALACE OF THE ABBOT OF S. GERMAIN DES PEfe. riches, the abbacy was usually given to a cardinal, some-times to kings. Up to 1503 the abbots were elected by themonks, but afterwards the Crown insisted on appointing,and Hugues Capet, King of France, and Casimir V. ofPoland, were amongst the abbots of S. Germain des Prds. S. GERMAIN DBS PRAs 425 The Comte du Vexin, son of Louis XIV. and Mme deMontespan, died as abbot, in the abbey of S. Germain desPr€s (1683), aged ten and a half years. The abbey (whosefirst monks were brought from S. Symphorien at Auxerreby S. Germain) long stood isolated in the midst of themeadows called the Prd aux Clercs, fortified on all sides bytowers, and by a moat supplied by a canal called la PetiteSeine, and entered by three gates. The refectory was oneof the noblest works of Pierre de Montereau (1240)—avaulted hall, 115 feet long by 32 feet wide, lighted on eachside by sixteen stained windows, and possessing a beautifulreaders-pulpit : portde sur un
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