Château d'Anet

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The castle of Diane de Poitiers in 1444 Charles VII gave the land the Lord Chamberlain to Pierre de Breze. His son, Grand Seneschal of Normandy Jacques de Breze raised in Anna building of hewn stone. Jacques wife was the daughter of King Charles VII and his mistress, Agnes Sorel, Charlotte of France, changed the Seneschal squire. Jacques killed lovers and was sentenced to death (but later canceled the penalty and even pardoned Jacques) and the confiscated lands were given to his son Louis. Louis in 1515, he married Diana Poitiers. The couple often visited Ana Great Seneschal is loved for its proximity Dreux forests, rich in game. Taking over her husband's tastes, Diana has earned a reputation as an avid and skillful hunter, which subsequently actively used in the creation of the myth of the self and in the design of the castle Ana. July 23, 1531, Louis de Breze died in 1546 Ane.V architect Philibert Delorme for Diane prepared plans for reconstruction of the castle.