Paris in the Middle Ages Paris in the Middle Ages In the 10th century, Paris was a provincial cathedral city of little political or economic significance, but under the kings of the Capetian dynasty who ruled France between 987 and 1328, it developed into an important commercial and religious center and the seat of the royal administration of the country. The Île de la Cité became the site of the royal palace and the new cathedral of Notre-Dame, begun in 1163. The Left Bank was occupied by important monasteries, including the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Abbey of St Genevieve. In the late 1100s, the
Le Quotidien de Paris Le Quotidien de Paris Le Quotidien de Paris was a French newspaper founded in 1974 by . Along with ' and ', "Le Quotidien de Paris" made up the (Daily Press Group) which employed over 550 individuals, with nearly all press organs now defunct. Philippe Tesson intended for it to be the successor to the daily newspaper "Combat", of which he had been the editor-in-chief between 1960 and 1964. "Combat" included articles and editorials from a variety of opinions, as well as an in-depth coverage of cultural events in Paris. The survival of "Le Quotidien de Paris" during the 1980s