After the assassination of Henry IV, his successors support the counter reformation, leading to the expulsion of the Huguenots. King Louis XIII places France, the crown and himself under the protection of the Virgin, when his wife Maria of Austria gives birth to a son. Isn’t the old cathedral too dark for the Dauphin? Louis XIV has most of the ancient stained glass windows replaced. More light is required when this Absolute Monarch, who is believed to represent the will of God on earth, wants to display the glory of the monarchy in the old cathedral. As a rule, military victories are celebrated with a Te Deum, and standards of defeated armies are exhibited.
