All About Royal Families

On the opposite of the Tuileries Garden, between the Place de la Concorde and the Musée du Louvre on Rue de Rivoli , a magnificent historical palatial hotel is located: Hotel Le Meurice. Already from the street, Hotel Le Meurice looks fabulous and classy, but this blog is about royal history, so my surprise was big, when I researched more about this interesting topic. Hotel Le Meurice in Paris, France own picture taken in 2017 Some History During the 18th century, a French postmaster called Charles-Augustin Meurice knew that English tourists wanted to be on the continent with the comforts they were used at home. In 1815 he opened the Hôtel Meurice in Paris, however it was originally located at Rue Saint-Honoré. In 1835, Le Meurice moved from Rue Saint-Honoré to its current location on the Rue de Rivoli in a new luxurious building. A wealthy clientele followed and from the July Monarchy till the French Third Republic, Le Meurice welcomed the high society of th

If you are interested in the former French Royal Family, you certainly have heard from the Royal House of Valois, which started in 1284 and ended in 1589. Some royal history Before the French Royal Family were members of the Royal House of Valois, another dynasty had lots of power: House of Capet. From 1270 till 1285 France was ruled by King Philip III . He was a member of the House of Capet. King Philippe III of France had left 3 surviving sons (Louis, Philip and Charles) and a daughter (Isabella). Each son became king but they died young without male heirs (except Charles), leaving only two daughters who could not inherit the throne. Finally in 1328 Philip Count of Valois , the son of Charles, Count of Valois became the King of France. He was the closest heir in male line and a grandson of King Philip III. But there were other candidates of the French throne inter alia: Joan of Navarre, daughter of King Louis X. She received the Kingdom of Navarre.