The Rue de la Ferronnerie is a street in the
1st arrondissement of Paris
The 1st arrondissement of Paris (''Ier arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as ''le premier'' (the first). I ...
, in the
Les Halles area.
History
* Before 1229 the name of the street was ''rue de la Charronnerie (ou des Charrons)''. The street had its current name in 1229.
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Henry IV of France
Henry IV (french: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch ...
was assassinated by
Ravaillac on May 14, 1610 A marking on the street at no. 11 shows where the event took place.
* One of the longest buildings in Paris is located on 2-4-6-8-10-12-14 rue de la Ferronnerie.
Pictures from renovation of 12 rue de la Ferronnerie
The building was constructed between 1669 and 1678.
References
External links
* Thierry Issartel, "Henri IV, les clés d'un règne", Gascogne Editing (Orthez), 2010.
Ferroniere
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