The Château de Richelieu was an enormous 17th-century château (manor house) built by the French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642)...

confinement in the Château de Blois, becoming the titular leader of an aristocratic rebellion. The king and the duc de Luynes recalled Richelieu, believing that...

Cardinal's death. The château was described, on the basis of Marot's engraving, by H. Carrington Lancaster, "The Chateau de Richelieu and Desmaretz's Visionnaires"...

the Château de Richelieu (c. 1639), the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (c. 1660), and the Château de Versailles (c. 1664). The château of Richelieu had three...

Suzanne de La Porte was Cardinal Richelieu. François du Plessis was born into a minor noble family from Poitou in 1548 at the Château de Richelieu. He was...

parish church and the entire new town of Richelieu, in Poitou (Indre-et-Loire). The lost Château de Richelieu itself was an improvisation on the theme...

Description of Château de Pierrefonds by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Château de Pierrefonds. Château de Pierrefonds...

of his personal achievements. The painting is now located at the Château de Richelieu. He was a pupil of Simon Vouet. Media related to Nicolas Prévost...

of Richelieu (French: duc de Richelieu) was a title of French nobility. It was created on 26 November 1629 for Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (known...

were built on hilltops, such as the Château d'Amboise, while the only one built in the riverbed is the Château de Montsoreau. Many had exquisite churches...

Orléans Château of Marly Domed chapel of Les Invalides Place des Victoires Place Vendôme Château de Meudon Pierre Lassurance (1655–1724) Château de Petit-Bourg...

3rd Duke of Richelieu. He served as the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under King Louis XV. He was the son of Armand-Louis de Vignerot du Plessis...

Cardinal de Richelieu is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Philippe de Champaigne, completed c. 1642. The portrait shows Cardinal de Richelieu from...

Scamozzi, Palladio, and Philibert de L'Orme. Among the more notable buildings represented are the former Château de Richelieu, the Hôtel royal des Invalides...

The Château de Condé is a private estate in Condé-en-Brie, Aisne, France, set in a park on the Champagne route 100 km from Paris. The Château de Condé...

The Château de Rueil (formerly spelled Ruel, also referred to as the Château du Val de Ruel) was a 17th-century French château located in Rueil-Malmaison...

The Château de Malmaison (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) malmɛzɔ̃]) is a French château situated near the left bank of the Seine, about 15 kilometres...

Mérimée: Château d'Oiron, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Official website Base Mérimée: Château d'Oiron, Ministère français de la Culture...

tourists. The château is renowned for its gallery of portraits decorated in the 17th century with 327 portraits of famous people. Most of the château was built...

"war of mother and son" (guerre de la mère et du fils). A first treaty, the Treaty of Angoulême, negotiated by Richelieu, calmed the conflict. However,...

comprises two attached buildings: the Petit Château, built around 1560 for Anne de Montmorency, and the Grand Château, which was destroyed during the French...

Saint-Cloud Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye Château de Sceaux Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte Château de Vincennes Château d'Amboise Château d'Anet Château d'Angers...

the engraving by Abraham Bosse. The painting is now located at the Château de Richelieu. French Wars of Religion Huguenot rebellions Rebels and Rulers, 1500-1660:...

of Cardinal Richelieu. It was not a happy marriage, as Bernard later conceived a lifelong passion for a middle-class woman named Ninon de Lartigue, who...

bought the château de Bellegarde at Bellegarde, which he rebuilt at the start of the 18th century. He also rebuilt the gardens at château de Petit-Bourg...

The Château de Chaillot (also known as Maison de Beauregard or Hermitage de Chaillot) is an ancient château located near the site of the present-day Palais...

of Chalais against Cardinal Richelieu, he and his brother Alexandre, Chevalier de Vendôme, were imprisoned in the Château de Vincennes in 1626. He was released...

Finances, at his palatial residence, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. Louis XIV was impressed by the château and its gardens, which were the work of Louis...

château fort, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Mondes Normands : Courcy, Château fort Wikimedia Commons has media related to Château de Courcy...

The Château de Braine was a château in Braine, Aisne, Picardy, France. It served as a country home for the counts of Egmont-Pignatteli, and its gardens...