1190 — Philippe Auguste founded the medieval Louvre fortress.
Philippe Auguste founded the medieval Louvre fortress.
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TIMELINE · FRANCE
Kings, courts and palace construction on one chronological axis.
1190
Philippe Auguste founded the medieval Louvre fortress.
1364
Charles V transformed the Louvre into a royal residence and made Vincennes a major sovereign fortress-palace.
1498–1515
Blois became a principal urban royal palace under Louis XII.
1515–1547
François I created a Renaissance network of royal building sites across France.
1564
Catherine de Médicis began the Tuileries Palace during the reign of Charles IX.
1595–1610
Henri IV's Grand Design linked Louvre and Tuileries with the Grande Galerie.
1623–1624
Louis XIII built the first Versailles hunting lodge.
1660s–1682
Louis XIV moved from Saint-Germain and Vincennes toward the Versailles-centred court.
1682
The royal court was formally installed at Versailles.
1715–1774
Louis XV supplemented Versailles with a dense network of intimate and hunting residences.
1789
The royal family left Versailles for the Tuileries, shifting the monarchy back to Paris.
1804–1814
Napoleon reused and redesigned the former royal residence network as an imperial palace system.
1830–1848
The July Monarchy combined the state palace at the Tuileries with the Orléans family's private residence network.
1852–1870
The Second Empire renewed the imperial palace circuit and completed the New Louvre.
1871
The Tuileries Palace burned during the Paris Commune and was later demolished.
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1364 — Charles V transformed the Louvre into a royal residence and made Vincennes a major sovereign fortress-palace.
Charles V transformed the Louvre into a royal residence and made Vincennes a major sovereign fortress-palace.
1498–1515 — Blois became a principal urban royal palace under Louis XII.
Blois became a principal urban royal palace under Louis XII.
1515–1547 — François I created a Renaissance network of royal building sites across France.
François I created a Renaissance network of royal building sites across France.
1564 — Catherine de Médicis began the Tuileries Palace during the reign of Charles IX.
Catherine de Médicis began the Tuileries Palace during the reign of Charles IX.
1595–1610 — Henri IV's Grand Design linked Louvre and Tuileries with the Grande Galerie.
Henri IV's Grand Design linked Louvre and Tuileries with the Grande Galerie.
1623–1624 — Louis XIII built the first Versailles hunting lodge.
Louis XIII built the first Versailles hunting lodge.
1660s–1682 — Louis XIV moved from Saint-Germain and Vincennes toward the Versailles-centred court.
Louis XIV moved from Saint-Germain and Vincennes toward the Versailles-centred court.
1682 — The royal court was formally installed at Versailles.
The royal court was formally installed at Versailles.
1715–1774 — Louis XV supplemented Versailles with a dense network of intimate and hunting residences.
Louis XV supplemented Versailles with a dense network of intimate and hunting residences.
1789 — The royal family left Versailles for the Tuileries, shifting the monarchy back to Paris.
The royal family left Versailles for the Tuileries, shifting the monarchy back to Paris.
1804–1814 — Napoleon reused and redesigned the former royal residence network as an imperial palace system.
Napoleon reused and redesigned the former royal residence network as an imperial palace system.
1830–1848 — The July Monarchy combined the state palace at the Tuileries with the Orléans family's private residence network.
The July Monarchy combined the state palace at the Tuileries with the Orléans family's private residence network.
1852–1870 — The Second Empire renewed the imperial palace circuit and completed the New Louvre.
The Second Empire renewed the imperial palace circuit and completed the New Louvre.
1871 — The Tuileries Palace burned during the Paris Commune and was later demolished.
The Tuileries Palace burned during the Paris Commune and was later demolished.