The cultural season organised by some thirty Loire Valley stakeholders to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Francis I’s accession to the throne was launched at the Royal Château of Amboise on 22 January 2015. Some fifteen journalists were in attendance, including 9 from the national press.
The King is dead, long live the King!
Francis I succeeded his cousin Louis XII on 1 January 1515. He was crowned King of France at Reims Cathedral 25 days later, going on to rule his people for 32 years.
Five centuries later, the Loire Valley, 20 monuments, 9 Towns and Villages of Art and History, 1 Land of Art and History, and much else besides are busy commemorating the event and this key chapter of French history.
Overview of a spectacular cultural season
François Bonneau, President of Mission Val de Loire, which coordinates the Loire Châteaux network, was on hand at the latter’s annual assembly to oversee the signing of partnership agreements with network member managers.
Cultural programming focusing on Francis I highlights one of the criteria that led to the site’s inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List:
"[The Loire Valley’s] landscape and more particularly its numerous cultural monuments also demonstrate to an exceptional degree the ideals of the Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment on the thinking and creation of Western Europe”.
The many different facets of Francis I the man will be reflected along with the highpoints of his reign. An opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the 16th century – an era which saw changes that continue to influence our lives today.
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