Château de Dampierre - Castle of the Duchess de Chevreuse

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Castle of the Duke de Chevreuse, built in 1675-1683. Designed by the famous Mansart. Lived here for more than 20 years, the Duchesse de Chevreuse, we know of "the Three musketeers". We stayed here Ludovica X! V, XV, XVI, Queen Anne of Austria and Marie Leszczyńska. "Queen Fronde 'first marriage was married to the Duke de Luynes, a favorite of Louis XIII, and had a son by him. Widowed, she married the Duke de Chevreuse (in this marriage was only daughter). Beauty-duchess still managed to convey the title of Duc de Chevreuse and Dampierre castle to his son from Luynes. Since then, this double dukedom and belongs to the family. And the castle in the family ever since.