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    distinguish it from the Rue de Valois-Saint-Honoré (disestablished in the 1850s) and the Rue de Valois-du-Roule (merged into the Rue de Monceau in 1868). During...
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    building on rue SaintHonoré and moved to the left bank, to the passage de Pont-Neuf (the present-day rue Jacques‑Callot), just outside the Saint‑Germain...
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    Margaret of Valois (French: Marguerite, 14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615), popularly known as La Reine Margot, was a French princess of the Valois dynasty who...
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    was enrolled in a private fencing academy run by Texier de La Boëssière's in Rue Saint-Honoré across from the Oratoire du Louvre, practising horse riding...
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    their main store in 8th arrondissement, Avenue Montaigne or Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, both in the Champs-Élysées Avenue shopping district. As of 2019...
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    (French: [pa.lɛ ʁwa.jal]) is a former French royal palace located on Rue Saint-Honoré in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The screened entrance court faces...
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    The Couvent Saint-Jacques, Grand couvent des Jacobins or Couvent des Jacobins de la rue Saint-Jacques was a Dominican monastery on rue Saint-Jacques in...
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    name. Suzanne Ferrandini, Dr. Valois' secretary, was also arrested. During their transfer to Gestapo headquarters, Dr. Valois tried in vain to seize a weapon...
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    The Théâtre du Palais-Royal (or Grande Salle du Palais-Royal) on the rue Saint-Honoré in Paris was a theatre in the east wing of the Palais-Royal, which...
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    Duprat, Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme, Louis de Lorraine, Nicolas de Pellevé (who died in the hôtel) or Jacques Davy Duperron. Margaret of Valois also lived...
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    Samuel-Paty to the south, boulevard Saint-Michel to the west, boulevard Saint-Germain to the north, and rue Saint-Jacques to the east. Its building combines...
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    called Rue de Beaujolais-Palais-Royal several times to distinguish it from the other streets with similar names, like the Rue de Beaujolais-Saint-Honoré (disestablished...
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    Damiens, a Palace servant who tried to kill Louis XV. Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Rémy, the Countess de la Motte, the central figure in the notorious Affair of the...
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    72 rue Saint-Martin. Gérard lived with his father but often stayed with his great-uncle Boucher in Mortefontaine and with Gérard Dublanc at 2 rue de Mantes...
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    legend of Leda and the Swan by Achille Valois. When the original site was destroyed during the extension of the Rue de Rennes in 1856 by Napoleon III, the...
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    as a tomb for the monarchs of the Valois Dynasty (later demolished). A plan of c. 1700 by Félibien shows the Valois Chapel, a large mortuary chapel in...
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    first stone placed by Marguerite de Valois. The church was finally consecrated on 25 February 1626 by Jean-François de Gondi, first archbishop of Paris;...
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    on the Rue de l'Évêché, Rue de Friedland, and the courtyard. A Hotel Particular described in Illusions perdues (Lost Illusions) by Honoré de Balzac as...
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    and now a saint Bernard of Tours (fl. 1147, d. before 1178), philosopher and poet Jeanne-Marie de Maille (1331–1414), saint Charles of Valois (1446–1472)...
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  • Provence. His son Honoré was born five years later. Léon d'Albert died in the Italian Wars. Honoré d'Albert (1540–1592), seigneur de Luynes, was in the...
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    was located at the corner of rue Saint-Honoré and rue de Valois. The first performance, of Mirame by Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, co-authored by Cardinal...
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    François d'Orléans (1854–1872) (category Burials at the Chapelle royale de Dreux)
    died at the age of 18 at his fathers' private mansion No. 129 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. On 27 July 1872, the remains...
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    residence into a fortified castle, the Château de Vincennes, began in about 1337, when Philippe VI de Valois decided to build a dungeon near the Manor House...
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    Henry III was assassinated in the Château de Saint-Cloud by a Dominican friar, Jacques Clément, bringing the Valois line to an end. Paris, along with the...
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    hotel is being built in the Rue du Connétable near the Jeu de Paume, with an additional luxury residence planned for Avilly-Saint-Léonard. The automobile...
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    favourite Valois royal palaces by Charles V Vivier-en-Brie: Founded 1358 by the future Charles V while he was still the Dauphin As the status of Saint Louis...
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    industry. When Henry annulled his marriage to Marguerite de Valois, she went to live in the Château de la Muette, on the edge of the forest. In the early 18th...
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    château de Saint-Cloud: a five-room museum dedicated to the destroyed château The École Normale Supérieure (ENS): located in the Pavillon Valois The International...
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    finally destroyed in 1816. Château d'eau de la Croix du Trahoir. The corner of rue de l'Arbre Sec and rue Saint Honoré. Rebuilt in 1606, moved in 1636, rebuilt...
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    established (almost parallel): on Line 1, under the Rue de Rivoli; on Line 7, under Rue Saint-Honoré. It is one of the eight original stations opened as...
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