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The last of his family in the male line was Louis XIV's famous general, Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme (1645–1712). [3] Nominoe, King of Brittany, died undefeated in Vendôme in 851, after conquering the counties of Maine and Anjou. The comte de Rochambeau, leader of 6,000 French troops in the American Revolutionary War, was born in Vendôme.
The Arrondissement of Vendôme (French: arrondissement de Vendôme) is an arrondissement of France, located in the Loir-et-Cher departement, region of Centre-Val de Loire. It has 100 communes. [2] Its population is 67,408 (2021), and its area is 1,722.3 km 2 (665.0 sq mi). [3]
The canton of Vendôme (French: Canton de Vendôme) is a canton (an administrative division) of the Loir-et-Cher department, central France. Its seat is Vendôme . It was re-created at the canton reorganisation that came into effect in March 2015 – having previously existed until March 1982.
The Vendome and the St. Ives, historic houses in Worcester, Mass., US; Vendôme, a cinema in Brussels, Belgium, location for the Brussels Short Film Festival; Vendôme Battery, large 18th-century gun-platform in Malta; Vendome (restaurant), near Cologne, Germany; Vendôme Tower, fort in Malta built 1715
Château-Renault is located on the Far-West of the Gâtine Tourangelle plateau, next to the Loir-et-Cher department and at the confluence of two rivers : The Gault and the Brenne.
It was founded by César de Bourbon (1594–1665), the legitimized son of Henry IV and his mistress, Gabrielle d'Estrées. Born in 1594, César de Bourbon was created Duke of Vendôme by his father, the former holder, in 1598. After the creation of 1598, the title continued to be used by César de Bourbon's family for over a century.
Since 1718, the Ministry of Justice, also known as the "Chancellerie", is located at the Hotel de Bourvallais located at numbers 11 and 13. Right on the other side of the Place Vendôme, number 14 houses the Paris office of JP Morgan , the investment bank, and number 20 the office of Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity).
The rest of the work was completed in the 16th century. The striking Flamboyant west façade was completed in 1507 probably by Jean de Beauce, the architect who designed the north spire of Chartres Cathedral. [2] The openwork Flamboyant tracery effectively dissolves the central gable. [2] All of the tympana also feature Flamboyant stained glass.