Henry sought to strengthen the power of the ruling House of Bourbon through the coronation of Marie de’ Medici in St. Denis. Testimony of its continuity is shown both through his own presence at the ceremony and that of Marguerite of Valois, his first wife, who represents the old royal dynasty.
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Citation
Peter Paul Rubens,
Die Krönung der Königin (Skizze zum Medici-Zyklus), 1622,
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