 From 1215 until 1524, there was a friar's convent located between Rue du Tapis-Vert and Canebière.The convent was destroyed during the siege of Marseille, which was led by Charles III, Duke of Bourbon under the orders of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, as part of the Italian War of 1521–1526.Number 22 Rue du Tapis-Vert was a convent for the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy until 1787, when it was converted into Marseille's first mint.