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The estate has belonged to the House of Castries since 1465. [4] In 1565, Jacques de Castries undertook the building of a new château. [2] The garden was laid out by André Le Nôtre in 1666. [1] [2] The aqueduct, to water the garden, was built by Pierre-Paul Riquet. [1] [2] [5] [3]
Castries (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Occitan: Càstrias) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Map A wood called Les Pins Aqueduc of Castries Population
Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix de Castries, marquis de Castries, baron des États de Languedoc, comte de Charlus, baron de Castelnau et de Montjouvent, seigneur de Puylaurens et de Lézignan (25 February 1727, Paris – 11 January 1801, Wolfenbüttel) was a French marshal.
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by region and department. Notes The French word château has a wider meaning than the English castle : it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English.
Christian de Castries (1902–1991), general, who commanded the defeated French army at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. René de La Croix de Castries (1908–1986), marquis, called duc de Castries, (1908–1986), historian and member of the Académie française. Henri de La Croix de Castries (born 1954), president of the board of directors ...
René de La Croix, count de Castries (French pronunciation: [ʁəne də la kʁwa də kastʁ]; 6 August 1908 – 17 July 1986) was a French historian and a member of the House of Castries. [1] He was the sixteenth member elected to occupy seat 2 of the Académie française in 1972. [ 1 ]
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History of the title Duchy of Auvergne: List: 1226–1271 1360–1521 1528–1532 1569–1574 1773–1778 1st creation: for Alphonse of France, Count of Poitiers. 2nd creation: for John of France, passed in 1434 to the Dukes of Bourbon, confiscated in 1521 by the king. 3rd creation: for Louise of Savoy, but returned to the crown on her death.