Luxembourg Palace

The Luxembourg Palace in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, north of the Luxembourg Garden, is where the French Senate meets.

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VIe arrondissement - Paris - Luxembourg Garden - French Senate

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The palace was originally built for Marie de' Medici, mother of king Louis XIII of France on the site of an old townhouse owned by the Duc de Piney-Luxembourg by Salomon de Brosse. Louis commissioned the artists Nicolas Poussin and Philippe de Champaigne to decorate the Palace.

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Marie de' Medici - Louis XIII of France - Duc de Piney-Luxembourg - Salomon de Brosse - Nicolas Poussin - Philippe de Champaigne

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It was then owned by Marie's granddaughter, Anne, Duchess of Montpensier. The palace was not used until it was owned by Louis XVI's brother, the Comte de Provence. During the French Revolution, it was the center of the French Directory and later the first residence of Napoleon Bonaparte when he was First Consul of France.

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Anne, Duchess of Montpensier - Louis XVI - The Comte de Provence - French Revolution - French Directory - Napoleon Bonaparte - First Consul

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