I was visiting the Loire Valley back in 2008 and it is for sure one of the greatest places in the World. From back then I love to travel and visit castles and palaces. One of my favorite places was Château d'Amboise. It is built on a hill near the Loire. You have to walk up the hill and there is that beautiful and pretty unique castle. The chapel of Saint-Hubert is gorgeous and very ornate and there is buried the genius of geniuses Leonardo da Vinci but I only found that today when searching info about the castle – the pressure of the time and because me and my friends were in a real hurry to see as many castles as we can, we just saw but not read many info. The gargoyles are amazing and you can take photos of them because for of the placements of the castle they are really near you.
Château d'Amboise was built on a promontory overlooking the Loire River. The castle began its life in the eleventh century, when the Count of Anjou, rebuilt the stronghold in stone. In 1434 it was seized by Charles VII of France, because its owner, Louis d'Amboise, was convicted of plotting against Louis XI. However, the king pardoned him but took his chateau at Amboise. It then became the favorite of the French monarchs. It was rebuilt in the French late Gothic Flamboyant style by Charles VIII in the 15th century. A few years later the king decided to add some of the first Renaissance decorative motifs. King Francis I was raised at Amboise, which belonged to his mother, Louise of Savoy, and during the first few years of his reign the château reached the pinnacle of its glory. As a guest of the King, Leonardo da Vinci came to Château Amboise in December 1515 and lived and worked in the nearby Clos Lucé, connected to the château by an underground passage. Tourists are told that he is buried in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert, adjoining the Château, which had been built in 1491–96.
Henry II and his wife, Catherine de' Medici, raised their children in Château Amboise along with Mary Stuart, the child Queen of Scotland who had been promised in marriage to the future French Francis II. Amboise conspiracy was a conspiracy by members of the Huguenot House of Bourbon against the House of Guise, in 1560, during the French Wars of Religion. Although there, was signed the peace of Amboise in 1563, between Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, who had been implicated in the conspiracy to abduct the king, and Catherine de' Medici. The "edict of pacification", as it was termed, authorized Protestant services only in chapels of seigneurs and justices, with the stipulation that such services be held outside the walls of towns. Neither side was not satisfied by this compromise, nor was it widely honored. At the beginning of the 17th century, the huge château was all but abandoned when the property passed into the hands of Gaston d'Orleans, the brother of the Bourbon King Louis XIII. After his death it returned to the Crown and was turned into a prison during the Fronde, and under Louis XIV of France it held disgraced minister Nicolas Fouquet and the duc de Lauzun. Louis XV made a gift of it to his minister the duc de Choiseul. During the French Revolution, the greater part of the château was demolished, a great deal more destruction was done, and an engineering assessment commissioned by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in the early 19th century resulted in a great deal of the château having to be demolished. King Louis-Philippe began restoring it during his reign but with his abdication in 1848, the château was confiscated by the government and became for a while the home in exile to Emir Abd Al-Qadir. In 1873, Louis-Philippe’s heirs were given control of the property and a major effort to repair it was made. However, during the German invasion in 1940 the château was damaged further. Since 1840, the Château d'Amboise has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. Today, the present Comte de Paris, descendant of Louis-Philippe, repairs and maintains the château through the Fondation Saint-Louis.
Henry II and his wife, Catherine de' Medici, raised their children in Château Amboise along with Mary Stuart, the child Queen of Scotland who had been promised in marriage to the future French Francis II. Amboise conspiracy was a conspiracy by members of the Huguenot House of Bourbon against the House of Guise, in 1560, during the French Wars of Religion. Although there, was signed the peace of Amboise in 1563, between Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, who had been implicated in the conspiracy to abduct the king, and Catherine de' Medici. The "edict of pacification", as it was termed, authorized Protestant services only in chapels of seigneurs and justices, with the stipulation that such services be held outside the walls of towns. Neither side was not satisfied by this compromise, nor was it widely honored. At the beginning of the 17th century, the huge château was all but abandoned when the property passed into the hands of Gaston d'Orleans, the brother of the Bourbon King Louis XIII. After his death it returned to the Crown and was turned into a prison during the Fronde, and under Louis XIV of France it held disgraced minister Nicolas Fouquet and the duc de Lauzun. Louis XV made a gift of it to his minister the duc de Choiseul. During the French Revolution, the greater part of the château was demolished, a great deal more destruction was done, and an engineering assessment commissioned by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in the early 19th century resulted in a great deal of the château having to be demolished. King Louis-Philippe began restoring it during his reign but with his abdication in 1848, the château was confiscated by the government and became for a while the home in exile to Emir Abd Al-Qadir. In 1873, Louis-Philippe’s heirs were given control of the property and a major effort to repair it was made. However, during the German invasion in 1940 the château was damaged further. Since 1840, the Château d'Amboise has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. Today, the present Comte de Paris, descendant of Louis-Philippe, repairs and maintains the château through the Fondation Saint-Louis.
Wikipedia For more information, links, pictures and many more Wikipedia is the perfect site to be informed.
Official Site For visiting information (like fees and open days and times) use the official site.
France For travel information, the official site of the National Tourist Board, is the perfect location.
France For travel information, the official site of the National Tourist Board, is the perfect location.
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