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45: 352: 340: 316: 328: 29: 52: 291:. The château ceased to be used as a royal residence after 1640, and had fallen into ruin by the time it was demolished by revolutionary decree in 1798. Some ruins remain, a chapel and the buildings of the forecourt, transformed into private dwellings; parts of the east wing are farm buildings. 242:
After Henry II's death in 1559, Catherine kept the château and stayed there with the court on numerous occasions. The most famous incident connected with the château is the "
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set on a base made to look like natural rock, from which guests could watch the games while taking refreshments. The grotto was completed in 1558 but has not survived.
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department of north-central France. Mostly demolished in 1798, only vestiges remain.
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at each end. Catherine wanted to cover the alley in the garden where Henry played
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Coope, Rosalys (1959). "The Château of Montceaux-en-Brie",
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conferred the title Marquise de Montceaux on his mistress,
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Château de Montceaux is located in France
French Renaissance
Montceaux-lès-Meaux
Seine-et-Marne
France
Coordinates
48°56′35″N 2°59′10″E / 48.943056°N 2.986111°E / 48.943056; 2.986111
www.chateaudemontceaux.fr
French Renaissance
château
Montceaux-lès-Meaux
Seine-et-Marne
Henry II
Catherine de' Medici
her earliest building project
pavilion
pall-mall
croquet
Philibert de l'Orme
grotto
Surprise of Meaux
Charles IX
Swiss Guards
Wars of Religion
Henry IV
Gabrielle d'Estrées
écus
César, Duc de Vendôme
Marie de' Medici

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