The hôtel d'Angoulême Lamoignon is a hôtel particulier

Hôtel particulier

In French contexts an hôtel particulier is an urban "private house" of a grand sort. Whereas an ordinary maison was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a street, an hôtel particulier was often free-standing, and by the 18th century it...

, or grand private house, in the Le Marais

Le Marais

Le Marais is a historic district in Paris, France. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic and architectural importance...

 district of the 4th arrondissement of Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, at the corner of number 24 rue Pavée and the rue des Francs-Bourgeois

Rue des Francs-Bourgeois

Rue des Francs-Bourgeois is one of the longer and more interesting streets in the Marais district of Paris, France.Starting near Centre Georges Pompidou , the road is considered trendy, with numerous fashion boutiques. Rue des Francs-Bourgeois is one of the few streets which largely ignores...

. Its nearest Metro stop is Saint-Paul

Saint-Paul (Paris Metro)

Saint-Paul is a station on Paris Métro Line 1. It serves the neighbourhood of Le Marais, known for its Jewish and gay communities. The Jewish quarter is called Pletzl and is located around the Rue des Rosiers...

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History

It was built in the Renaissance style from 1584 onwards by Diane de France

Diane de France

Diane de France was the natural daughter of Henry II, King of France, and his Piedmontese mistress Filippa Duci. Some sources claim that she was the daughter of Diane de Poitiers....

, legitimised daughter of Henry II of France

Henry II of France

Henry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559.-Early years:Henry was born in the royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, the son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany .His father was captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by his sworn enemy,...

 and the young Filippa Duci

Filippa Duci

Filippa Duci , dame de Couy, was a Piedmontese courtesan.-Life:...

 from Piedmont. Its architect was Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau or Thomas Méthezeau.

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