Related topics from Britannicachateau in France, during the 13th and 14th centuries, a castle, or structure arranged for defense rather than for residence. Later the term came to designate any seignorial residence and so, generally, a ...
Gaillard, Chateau (French: "Saucy Castle"), 12th-century castle built by Richard the Lion-Heart on the Andelys cliff overlooking the Seine River in France; substantial portions of it still stand. Chateau Gaillard, the ...
Chateau-Thierry town, northeast France, Aisne departement, Picardy region, east-northeast of Paris. It is situated on the Marne River on the slopes of a hill, at the top of which are the ruins of an old castle, said ...
Chateau-Renault, Francois-Louis Rousselet, marquis de French admiral, afterward a marshal of France, who served with distinction in the wars of King Louis XIV against the British and the Dutch.Coucy village in the Aisne departement, Picardy region, northern France, 18 miles (29 km) west-southwest of Laon. It was important in the European Middle Ages for its castle and for the family of the sires ...
Mansart, Francois In 1642 Rene de Longeuil, an immensely wealthy financier and officer of the royal treasury, commissioned Mansart to build a chateau on his estate. The chateau of Maisons (now called Maisons-Laffitte, ...
Chinon town, Indre-et-Loire departement, Centre region, western France, on the banks of the Vienne River, south-southwest of Tours. It is famous for its medieval streets and a ruined chateau, where the ...
Saint-Germain-en-Laye town, Yvelines departement, Paris region, western suburb of Paris, France. It is on the left bank of the Seine River, adjoining the Forest of Saint-Germain and just north of the Forest of Marly. The ...
Mansart, Francois architect important for establishing classicism in Baroque architecture in mid-17th-century France. His buildings are notable for their subtlety, elegance, and harmony. His most complete surviving ...
Langeais town, west-central France, Indre-et-Loire departement, Centre region, on the right bank of Loire River. It has a 15th-century chateau, notable as a fine example of pre-Renaissance architecture. The ...
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