Hôtel de Bourgogne (theatre)

The Hôtel de Bourgogne was until the end of the 15th century, the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy in Paris and presented in this capacity during the clashes between the Armagnacs and Burgundian times, the center of power in France dar.

In the 16th and 17th centuries denoted by the same name, the diagonally opposite the Théâtre de l' hôtel de Bourgogne, a predecessor of the Comédie Française ( Lage48.8641822.347186 ).

Both buildings, palaces and theaters are located in the street, which is now called Rue Etienne Marcel.

Hôtel de Bourgogne

The Hôtel de Bourgogne was built in 1270 as the Hôtel d' Artois for Robert II of Artois, nephew of Saint Louis directly to the outside of the city wall of Philip Augustus. In 1318 it came through the marriage of Johanna III. , Countess Palatine of Burgundy and Countess of Artois, and Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy, in the possession of Burgundy. Their heritage Duke Philip the Bold made ​​the Hôtel 1402 his main residence.

After the murder of his cousin, Duke Louis of Orléans ( 1407) was Philip's son John the Fearless 1408 build in the center of the building as a retreat those tower that now bears his name, the Tour Jean sans Peur, and the only remainder of the Hôtel de Bourgogne is still visible.

The Hôtel de Bourgogne remained residence to the Dukes were succeeded by the Habsburgs.

Théâtre de l' hôtel de Bourgogne

1548 built the confreres de la Passion et de la Resurrection de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ on the Rue Mauconseil (now Rue Etienne Marcel ), diagonally opposite the Hôtel de Bourgogne, a theater to perform there mystery plays - the confreres had in Paris the monopoly for theater performances and rented out their homes to traveling theatrical companies. The first performance took place on 30 August 1548.

1624 was Pierre Le Messier down with his own troupe at the Théâtre de l' hôtel de Bourgogne. 1628 Le Conte Valleran established here under the protection of Louis XIII. his Troupe royale. The program consisted of farces of Turlupin, Gros- Guillaume and Gautier - Garguille, tragedies of Alexandre Hardy and Jean Rotrou, but above all of Racine. 1647 moved Floridor Théâtre du Marais to the Hôtel de Bourgogne to take the lead. During this time the great interpreters Mont Fleury and Champmeslé performed here.

1660, the Comédie- Italienne shared a long time, the Hôtel de Bourgogne with the Troupe royale. 1680 joined the Troupe royale and the troupe of the Hôtel de Guénégaud together, which had already been established through the merger of the Théâtre du Marais with the troupe of Molière: a Louis XIV command thus created a unique and lasting acting troupe, the Comédie Française.