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Château de Chaumont is a ruined château undergoing restoration. It is located in Chaumont, straddling the municipalities of Mainsat and La Serre-Bussière-Vieille, in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. The path leading to the château (rue de Chaumont) is in the town of Mainsat, but the building itself ...
Château de Chaumont stands above the River Loire. The name Chaumont derives from the French chauve mont, meaning "bald hill". [1] The first castle on this site, situated between Blois and Amboise, was built by Odo I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century, with the purpose of protecting his lands from attacks by his feudal rival, Fulk Nerra, Count of Anjou. [2]
Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont. Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont (1 September 1726 – 22 February 1803) was a French "Father of the American Revolution ", but later an opponent of the French Revolution. His son of the same name, known also in America as James Le Ray, eventually became a United States citizen and settled in Le Ray, New ...
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The French Château de Chaumont-la-Guiche [or -Laguiche ], located in Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux ( Saône-et-Loire ), in a region formerly known as Charolais in southern Burgundy, was constructed beginning in 1500 for the La Guiche family [ fr]. [1] The most famous feature of the château is the monumental 17th-century stable block, designed by the ...
Europe and North America. The châteaux of the Loire Valley (French: châteaux de la Loire) are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France. They illustrate Renaissance ideals of design in France.
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First house of Amboise (circa 1100-extinct in 1255) The first house of Amboise was founded in the eleventh century by Lisois, who was appointed as captain of the castle of Amboise by Foulk III Nerra, Count of Anjou. Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou gave to Lisois some Lands in Amboise to reward him. Lisois became lord of Amboise and died about 1061.