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Origin and history

The hotel of Rothelin-Charolais, located at 101 rue de Grenelle in Paris, is a mansion built around 1703 for Philippe d'Orléans, Marquis de Rothelin. His attribution to architect Pierre Cailleteau, dit Lassurance, remains debated. The Marquis expanded the land by acquisitions, but debts forced him to sell the property in 1735 to a Swiss banker, Antoine Hogguer, before she passed into the hands of Camp Marshal Thomas Legendre de Collandre.

In 1736 the Princess of Charolais, Louise-Anne de Bourbon-Condé, acquired the hotel and added a Louis XV style decor. When he died in 1758, the hotel was owned by Louis-François de Bourbon, the future prince of Conti, who lived there until 1793, when members of the former royal family were placed under arrest. The state became its owner in 1825 and adapted it for successive administrative uses.

In turn, the hotel houses the Ministry of the Interior (1793-1860), the Embassy of Austria-Hungary (1860-1869), and the Council of State (1872-1876). From 1876 onwards, it received various ministries, including Industry (1887-1997). Ranked a historic monument in 1980, it remains a strategic place for the French administration, hosting in the 21st century ministries such as the Public Service or the government's parolat.

Among the highlights, the hotel was vandalized in 2019 during a demonstration of the Yellow Gilets, resulting in the evacuation of Secretary of State Benjamin Griveaux. His ministerial occupation evolved with successive governments, reflecting his central role in Parisian politics.

The architecture and history of the hotel bear witness to the political and social transformations of France, from the Ancien Régime to the modern era, through transitional periods such as the Revolution or the 19th century urban renovations.

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