Chenonceaux, small agricultural community in the department of Indre-et-Loire in northwestern France,18 miles east of Tours. Located on the Cher River. Chenonceaux is best known as the site of the 16th-century Château de Chenonceaux, which is situated on the north bank of the river.
In 1515 Thomas Bohier, revenue collector for King Francis I, began the construction of the Château de Chenonceaux. Unfinished at the time of his death, construction of the château was completed by Bohier's wife and son. In 1535, however, Francis I took the estate in payment of debts. King Henry II, son of Francis I, gave the châteaux to Diane de Poitiers, duchesse de Valentinois, who extended the structure by a bridge across the Cher. Catherine de Médicis, widow of Henry II, forced Diane de Poitiers to deed the châteaux to her.
Catherine de Médicis constructed the gallery above the bridge and the stables known as the Bâtiment-des-Dômes. The château became her favorite residence, and it was there that her son Francis II and Mary, Queen of Scots, were married in 1560.
Chenonceaux, small agricultural community in the department of Indre-et-Loire in northwestern France,18 miles east of Tours. Located on the Cher River. Chenonceaux is best known as the site of the 16th-century Château de Chenonceaux, which is situated on the north bank of the river.In 1515 Thomas Bohier, revenue collector for King Francis I, began the construction of the Château de Chenonceaux. Unfinished at the time of his death, construction of the château was completed by Bohier's wife and son. In 1535, however, Francis I took the estate in payment of debts. King Henry II, son of Francis I, gave the châteaux to Diane de Poitiers, duchesse de Valentinois, who extended the structure by a bridge across the Cher. Catherine de Médicis, widow of Henry II, forced Diane de Poitiers to deed the châteaux to her.Catherine de Médicis constructed the gallery above the bridge and the stables known as the Bâtiment-des-Dômes. The château became her favorite residence, and it was there that her son Francis II and Mary, Queen of Scots, were married in 1560.
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