Carnavalet museum

In 1572, Madame de Kernevenoy, widow of the tutor to the Duke of Anjou (the future Henry III), purchased the mansion built in 1544 for Jacques de Ligneris, President of the Paris Parliament. “Kernevenoy” soon became ‘Carnavalet’.
In 1654, François Mansart modified the two wings of the hotel's facade for the intendant Claude de Boylesve, who, compromised in Fouquet's misappropriations, was forced to leave in 1662. It was then rented out.

Madame de Sévigné moved in in 1677, finally finding a home to her liking: “a beautiful air, a beautiful courtyard, a beautiful garden, a beautiful neighborhood”. She lived there for 19 years, until her death in 1696. The City of Paris bought the Hôtel in 1866 to make it its historical museum, and in 1867 renamed the rue Sainte-Catherine the rue de Sévigné.

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