Ruler of a nation that holds the position by means of inheritance, and rules for life, or until overthrown.
This tympanum, at Notre-Dame Paris, is dated to about 1150 and was once part of the earlier cathedral of St Stephen.
The central image is that of the Madonna and Child with censing angels on either side, the other two figures are the Bishop of Paris Maurice de Sully, and King Louis VII of France.
Donor image at bottom of the East Window (1168) of Poitier Cathedral depicts Henry II of England and Elenor of Aquitaine.
Tomb of Richard I of England at Rouen Cathedral.
Tomb of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (d1204) at Fontevraud Abbey. Her tomb lies beside that of her husband Henry II of England and her son Richard I of England, a fourth tomb is that of Isabella of Angoulême who was the wife of Eleanor's youngest son John of England.
Effigy of John of England at Worcester Cathedral.
Two of the Three Kings. Part of the 13th century Life of Mary window at Chartres Cathedral.
This stained glass window (1245-1255) is in the north aisle of Reims Cathedral, it depicts one of the Kings of the Old Testament. The south aisle of the cathedral contains images of French Kings.
Medieval stained glass (1325-1339) depicting King David in the clerestory windows of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France.
This tomb of King Edward II of Englad (d1327) was commissioned by Edward III in 1336 and built in the early part of the 1340s. Some historians have posited that the building of the tomb was delayed as Edward III was not convinced that his father had died in 1327.
This detail of a king with a hawk is part of a 14th century painting, at Lutterworth in Leicestershire, on the subject of "The three live, and three dead". The painting has two other preserved royal figures, but the images of the corpses have been almost lost.
This stained glass panel from the east window at Gloucester cathedral represents King Edward II. The Abbey church of St Peter was reconstructed by Edward III to be a fitting location for the tomb of his father.
This stained glass window in the choir clerestory at Evreux Cathedral was installed in the last decade of the 14th century. A gift of King Charles VI of France, who is seen kneeling in the centre panel, the window also contains images of the Virgin Mary, and that of St Denis.
William the Conqueror giving a charter to Aldwin. Part of the 15th century founder's window at Great Malvern Priory.
Edward the Confessor grants a chanter to a monk. Part of the 15th century founder's window at Great Malvern Priory.
This stained glass panel (c1862) from Orleans Cathedral is by Lucien Lobin. It shows St Helen presenting the relics of tyhe True Cross to her son the Emperor Constantine.
These panels by Hardman and Co., are part of the Nativity window (1892) in Tewkesbury abbey. The scenes depict the annunciation to the shepherds, the wise men seeing a star, and the wise men before King Herod.
Panel from the W.C. Buckley memorial window by Edward Burne-Jones depicting the Epihany.
This depiction of the Coronation of Louis IX of France is part of the Marc Chagall windows that were installed in Reims Cathedral in 1974.
This stained glass panel in Reims Cathedral depicting the Coronation of Charles VII of France, captures the historic 1429 coronation of Charles VII in a dreamlike, symbolic tableau infused with Chagall's signature poetic modernism. Commissioned in 1968 and installed in 1974, it blends biblical motifs with French history, using bold cobalt blues, emerald greens, fiery ambers, and ruby reds to evoke divine light filtering through the Gothic arches.