On the sign:
[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

Histoire de Paris

Le grand hôtel d’Estrées
Au N° 70 de cete rue médiévale se trouve déjà le "petit hôtel" d’Estrées; vers 1550, le grand maître de l’artillerie, Jean d’Estrées, se fait construire ici une nouvelle résidence. Son fils Antoine épouse Françoise Babou de la Bourdaisière, dont il a deux garçons et six filles. Née en 1571, Gabrielle est présentée en 1590 à Henri IV par sa cousine Claude de Beauvilliers, abbesse de Montmartre et maîtresse en titre du Béarnais. Elle lui succède en 1591 et donne naissance à trois enfants ,tous légitimés; de nouveau enceinte en 1599, elle meurt d’une crise d’éclampsie suivie d’une hémorragie la veille de Pâques, alors que le roi vient d’annoncer leur prochain mariage. Toute la cour prend le deuil après les funérailles, célébrées à Saint - Germain l’Auxerrois.

[Portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrées]

One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The plaque describes the house where the d’Estrées family lived, and in particular Gabrielle d’Estrées who was the mistress and advisor of Henri IV, King of France.

The house was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

The figure in the center of the plaque (portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrées) is shown here at magnification Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

History of Paris

The grand house of Estrées
At No. 70 of this medieval street is already the “small house” of Estrées; around 1550, the grand master of artillery, Jean d’Estrées, had a new residence built here. His son Antoine married Françoise Babou de la Bourdaisière, with whom he had two boys and six girls. Born in 1571, Gabrielle was presented in 1590 to Henri IV by her cousin Claude de Beauvilliers, abbess of Montmartre and reigning mistress of Béarnais. She succeeded him in 1591 and gave birth to three children, all legitimized; pregnant again in 1599, she died of an attack of eclampsia followed by a hemorrhage on the eve of Easter, when the king had just announced their upcoming marriage. The entire court went into mourning after the funeral, celebrated in Saint - Germain l’Auxerrois.

[Portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrées]