France calls for remains of King Charles X to be returned from Slovenia

October 4, 2016

According to The Guardian:

…an association of historians, royalists and descendants launched a campaign to have Charles X’s remains returned…

He was buried in the Franciscan Kostanjevica monastery, now in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. He is the only French king not buried in France.

…a letter was being sent to the Slovenian embassy in Paris this week to explain the request.

“At a time of great upheaval and economic crisis, this will help reconcile the French with their history. At the moment it’s as if we are missing a piece of our national puzzle,”

To read the entire article in The Guardian, please click here.

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