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Hôtel Saint-Pol (film)
The Hôtel Saint-Pol () was a royal residence begun in 1360 by Charles V of France on the ruins of a building constructed by Louis IX of France, Louis IX. It was used by Charles V and Charles VI of France, Charles VI. Located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank, to the northwest of the Quartier de l'Arsenal in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, the residence's grounds stretched from the Quai des Célestins to the Rue Saint-Antoine, and from the Rue Saint-Paul to the Rue du Petit-Musc. It fell into disuse and ruin after the death of Isabeau de Bavière in 1435 and was demolished after Francis I of France sold it in parts at auction in 1543.Lorentz and Sandron 2006, pp. 90–91. The area around the Hôtel Saint-Pol is now the Marais neighborhood of Paris. History In 1360 Charles V began constructing Hôtel Saint-Pol from the Hôtel du Petit-Musc, purchased in 1318 by Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, Louis of Bourbon, a grandson of Louis IX. From then until 1364, Charles continued to improve an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Français 2691, Folio 001r
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Northern Old Gallo-Romance, a descendant of the Latin spoken in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien) largely supplanted. It was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul and by the Germanic Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. As a result of French and Belgian colonialism from the 16th century onward, it was introduced to new territories in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, and numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole, were established. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 26 countries, as well as one of the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
