Editing Chartres Cathedral (section)

===Later modifications (13th–18th centuries) and the coronation of Henri IV of France===
[[File:Sacre Henri4 France 01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The coronation of [[Henri IV of France]] in the cathedral on 27 February 1594]]
Relatively few changes were made after this time. An additional seven spires were proposed in the original plans, but these were never built.<ref name="H12" /> In 1326, a new two-storey chapel, dedicated to Saint [[Piatus of Tournai]], displaying his relics, was added to the apse. The upper floor of this chapel was accessed by a staircase opening onto the ambulatory. (The chapel is normally closed to visitors, although it occasionally houses temporary exhibitions.) Another chapel was opened in 1417 by [[Louis, Count of Vendôme]], who had been captured by the English at the [[Battle of Agincourt]] and fought alongside [[Joan of Arc]] at the siege of [[Orléans]]. It is located in the fifth bay of the south aisle and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Its highly ornate [[Flamboyant Gothic]] style contrasts with the earlier chapels.<ref name="H12" />

[[File:Chartres incendie cathédrale François Alexandre Pernot 1836 Eure-et-Loir (France).jpg|thumb|left|The 1836 fire of Chartres Cathedral by François-Alexandre Pernot (1837)]]
In 1506, lightning destroyed the north spire, which was rebuilt in the '[[Flamboyant Gothic|Flamboyant]]' style from 1507 to 1513 by architect Jean Texier. When he finished this, he began constructing a new jubé or [[Rood screen]] that separated the ceremonial choir space from the nave, where the worshippers sat.<ref name="H12" />

On 27 February 1594, King [[Henri IV of France]] was crowned in Chartres Cathedral, rather than the traditional [[Reims Cathedral]], since both Paris and Reims were occupied at the time by the [[Catholic League (French)|Catholic League]]. The ceremony took place in the choir of the church, after which the King and the Bishop mounted the rood screen to be seen by the crowd in the nave. After the ceremony and a mass, they moved to the residence of the bishop next to the cathedral for a banquet.<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94">Prache and Jouanneaux (2000), p. 94</ref>

[[File:Chartres roof space the Charpente de Fer.jpg|thumb|Inside the roof-space, the ''charpente de fer'', built c. 1840]]
In 1753, further modifications were made to the interior to adapt it to new theological practices. The stone pillars were covered with stucco, and the tapestries which hung behind the stalls were replaced by marble reliefs. The [[rood screen]] that separated the liturgical choir from the nave was torn down and the present stalls were built. At the same time, some of the stained glass in the clerestory was removed and replaced with [[grisaille]] windows, greatly increasing the light on the high altar in the center of the church.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}