Situated some 50 km southwest of Paris in the Île-de-France area of northern France, the town of Rambouillet in the Yvelines department is home to the Château de Rambouillet. From 1896 until 2009, it served as the summer house of the presidents of French Republic. The Centre des monuments nationaux currently oversees its upkeep. Originally built as a fortified estate in 1368, the château still has its pentagonal bastioned footprint even after losing its eastern wing during reign of Napoleon. On March 31, 1547, King Francis I passed away there—possibly in the grand medieval tower that bears his name. King Louis XVI acquired the château in 1783 as a private property, extending his hunting grounds, from his cousin, the duc de Penthièvre. The estate of Rambouillet was turned into a bien national, or national property, during the French Revolution. The contents of the chateau were removed, and the adjacent park and gardens were neglected. Rambouillet was listed on the liste civile of Napoleon I during his rule. Rambouillet was once more listed on the royal liste civile during the Bourbon Restoration. Following the overthrow of Napoleon III in 1870 and the ensuing establishment of the French Third Republic, the duc de la Trémoille leased the domain of Rambouillet from 1870 until 1883. [Information and Image Credit : Château_de_Rambouillet, Wikipedia] [Wikipedia-Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Rambouillet ] [Image : View of the château from its formal French garden ; Wikipedia-Image Author : Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer)] [Image Availed Under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License; (Please Relate to Individual Image URLs for More Usage Property and Sharing, Remixing or Attributing the Work)] [License-Link : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en ] [Wikipedia-Image-Source-Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Rambouillet_(DSC_7006).jpg ] #Castles#History
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