Originally called the Palais-Cardinal, the palace was the personal residence of Cardinal Richelieu. Construction commenced in 1633 and was completed in 1639; Richelieu lived only three years after that and upon his death in 1642 the palace became the property of the French Crown, acquiring the new name Palais-Royal. After Louis XIII died, it became the home of the Queen Mother, Anne of Austria, her advisor, Cardinal Mazarin, and her young sons, King Louis XIV and Philippe, duc d'Anjou. During the Fronde, the royal family fled there for safety.
From 1649, the palace was the residence of the exiled Queen of England, Henrietta Maria of France, and her youngest daughter, Princess Henrietta-Anne of England, who lived there at the invitation of her nephew, King Louis XIV. The two had escaped England in the midst of the English Civil War. Henrietta Anne was later married to the king's younger brother, Phillipe de France, duc d'Orléans.

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