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The second house of Amboise was founded by Jean of Berrie, his son, who succeeded to the lords of Amboise and Chaumont sur Loire in 1255, after the death of his cousin Mahaud lady of Amboise, Countess of Chartres, daughter of Sulpice III Lord of Amboise. Jean of Berrie took the name & arms of Amboise and died in his castle of Berrie in 1274.
Charles I d'Amboise (1430 - 22 February 1481 [1]) was a French politician and military figure, a member of the House of Amboise. He was lord of Chaumont-sur-Loire, Sagonne, Meillant, Charenton-du-Cher. [2] Louis XI appointed him governor of Île-de-France, Champagne and Burgundy. [3] He was admitted to the Order of Saint Michael.
The house has lost some of its original parts, but it still stands today containing a museum of da Vinci's work and inventions, and overlooks the river Loire. The Amboise conspiracy was the conspiracy of Condé and the Huguenots in 1560 against Francis II , Catherine de' Medici and the Guises .
The Chateau was then taken over by Michel of Gast, who was the Guards Captain under King Henri III of France and became the owner after the murder of the Cardinal of Guise by the king himself, in 1583. In 1632, the marriage of Antoine d’Amboise and Michel de Gast's granddaughter brought the Chateau back in the hands of House Amboise.
The Château d'Amboise is a château in Amboise, located in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was extensively rebuilt.
Georges d'Amboise (1460 – May 25, 1510) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and minister of state. He belonged to the house of Amboise, a noble family possessed of considerable influence: of his nine brothers, four were bishops. His father, Pierre d'Amboise, seigneur de Chaumont, was chamberlain to Charles VII and Louis XI and ambassador at ...
Pages in category "House of Amboise" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Charles II d'Amboise, Seigneur de Chaumont (1473 – 11 March 1511 [1]) was a French nobleman, who acted as French governor of Milan (1503–1511) during the reign of Louis XII and as a French commander during the War of the League of Cambrai.