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Château de Chaillot

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According to a lawsuit filed in 1648 by the nephews of the Maréchal de Bassompierre, the property included three large courtyards, large buildings with several halls, kitchens, bedrooms, closets, two galleries, a chapel, stables, a gardener's house, and two pavilions. The whole complex stood on a
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are somewhat obscure, with sources giving contradictory information, such as: purchase of a hermitage from the Minimes convent or of a château from Cardinal d'Este? According to Saint-Victor's 1550 plan, there were houses on the Chaillot Hill (on the site of today's
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The property was acquired by Diane de Corisande, Countess de Guiche et de Gramont, a former mistress of Henri IV, and then in 1613 by
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In 1630, Georges-Africain de Bassompierre bought it from Pierre Jeannin's daughter, leaving the usufruct to his brother, the
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decided not to complete the work after the promulgation of the Edict of Nantes and the restoration of peace.
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was commissioned to design a U-shaped château with terraced gardens and a courtyard in the shape of a
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Nicolas Arrode, provost of Paris in 1217, gave his name to an old Parisian street, part of today's
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Quand Paris était à la campagne : origines rurales et urbaines des vingt arrondissements
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When Maréchal de Bassompierre died in 1646, his penniless heirs decided to sell the estate.
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However, the sovereign's enjoyment of the château was short-lived, as she died in 1589.
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bought this mansion or hermitage and the part of the estate of the convent of the
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A plot of land in the village of Chaillot to the north, i.e. the gardens and the
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Le 16e Chaillot Passy Auteuil Métamorphose des trois villages
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in 1794 after the nuns had left. To prepare the project
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Dictionnaire du Paris disparu : sites et monuments
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and the additions ordered by Jeannin and Bassompierre.
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in Paris. It was purchased in 1651 by the nuns of the
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Actes Sud. p. 16. 497: 495: 318:Grenelle gunpowder factory explosion 359:, the Minimes convent to the south. 114:in the 17th century along with the 14: 212: 196: 300:and widow of the executed King 283:, and then again for Richelieu. 1: 569:(in French). Paris: Hachette. 653:16th arrondissement of Paris 612:De Andia, Béatrice (1991). 168:avenue Albert-Ier-de-Monaco 150:located in the present-day 51:and was destroyed in 1794. 674: 409:before its acquisition by 362:The road from Chaillot to 335:Buildings and outbuildings 329:palace of the King of Rome 112:Visitation de Sainte-Marie 597:(in French). Parigramme. 34: 26: 560:Doniol, Auguste (1902). 296:, the third daughter of 273:Maréchal de Bassompierre 256:moved in in 1629 during 152:gardens of the Trocadéro 130:Château on Chaillot Hill 593:Fierro, Alfred (1998). 574:Roblin, Michel (1985). 306:Order of the Visitation 250:, who made alterations. 232:in the summer of 1590. 177:The ancient architect 126: 102:church of Saint-Pierre 67: 49:Visitation de Chaillot 578:(in French). Picard. 543:Le Palais de Chaillot 418:), but not a château. 351:Its boundaries were: 124: 57: 35:Hermitage de Chaillot 541:Ory, Pascal (2006). 411:Catherine de Médicis 340:walled estate of 30 302:Charles I of England 288:Visitandines convent 228:moved in during the 205:Catherine de Médicis 144:Catherine de Médicis 118:  of Chaillot. 27:Maison de Beauregard 405:The origins of the 294:Henriette de France 281:Duchesse de Nemours 148:Minimes de Chaillot 21:Château de Chaillot 658:Châteaux in France 416:Place du Trocadéro 371:Place du Trocadéro 170:. 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Index

château
Palais de Chaillot

château
Dupérac
Middle Ages
avenue Marceau
bourgeoisie
rue Montorgueil
church of Saint-Pierre
Palais de Chaillot
fiefdom

Hippolyte d'Este
Catherine de Médicis
gardens of the Trocadéro
château
Étienne Dupérac
racecourse
Oblique view of the château envisioned by Catherine de Médicis.
Catherine de Médicis
Plan of the château, which was never completed.
Henri de Navarre
siege of Paris
Marie de Médicis
Henri IV
President Jeannin
Richelieu
Louis XIII
Château de Madrid

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