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Royal Merger Decree
- When
- 8 August 1680
- Where
- Paris
Louis XIV decrees the merger of the Guénégaud and Hôtel de Bourgogne troupes.
On 8 August 1680, a royal decree from Louis XIV formally merged the two primary Parisian acting troupes. This administrative act combined the companies of the Guénégaud Theatre and the Hôtel de Bourgogne into a single entity.
Sources
- Comédie-Française Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
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