Hôtel Saint-Pol
48°51′10″N 2°21′41″E / 48.8528°N 2.36139°E
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The hôtel Saint-Pol was a royal residence begun in 1361 by Charles V of France on the ruins of a building constructed by Louis IX. It was used by Charles V and Charles VI. Located to the south-west of the Quartier de l'Arsenal in the 4th arrondissement, 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.
History
Charles V began work on the Hôtel Saint-Pol in 1361. From then until 1364, he continued to improve and develop it by acquiring additional property and ordering the construction of new buildings. The king, who could not stand the pestilential odours of Paris and the problems they caused his health, appreciated its location outside the medieval city. He valued the residence for its calm and its cleaner environment, which he claimed had helped him avoid illnesses, and more importantly recover good health.
On 28 January 1393, the Bal des Ardents took place at the Hôtel Saint-Pol. Four noble dancers were killed in a fire, and Charles VI and another dancer barely escaped death.
Description
Etiquette
The hôtel Saint-Pol in the 15th and 16th centuries
Bibliography
- Georges Bordonove, Les Rois qui ont fait la France - Les Valois - Charles V le Sage, vol. 1, éditions Pygmalion, 1988.
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