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424: 758: 377: 1024: 22: 154: 498: 471:. Points of interest within the palace include the patio addition, grand staircase, chapel along with its collection of paintings, tapestries and furniture. It is surrounded by a vast forest of 625 hectares, home to deer among other animals. Today Riofrío is the home of a museum dedicated to the history of hunting. 435:
to succeed the Spanish throne. However, before the works were completed, King Ferdinand VI died childless in August 1759 and was thus succeeded by King Carlo VII, who was recognised as King Carlos III of Spain. Elisabeth was created regent till her sons arrival in Spain and subsequently resided at
416:, himself Swiss from Gandria near Lugano. Rabaglio was responsible for the exterior decoration Sexmini Pedro, making it one of the most influential Italian palaces of all time. The palace is often likened to its counterpart, the 1072: 311:, a government agency dedicated to the care and maintenance of properties owned by the Spanish state which the royal family uses. The building is set in a wooded deer-park in the municipality of 980: 440:, dying there in 1766 having never lived at Riofrío. Elisabeth had succeeded in placing four of her children on thrones and intended to give the property to her youngest son, 525: 326:
The palace is Italian style with a square floor plan and three stories high, designed by the Italian architect Virgilio Rabaglio in the image and likeness of the
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Having been abandoned, it was completed as a hunting lodge and was only used when royalty hunted in the nearby forests.
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This section includes the royal palaces of the Christian and Muslim medieval kingdoms
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for her own disposal. During the reign of her step-son, the queen resided at the
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resided there to avoid the courts disapproval of her childless marriage to
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Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Segovia
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Shield of the Queen Elisabeth Farnese in the main facade.
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Navas de Riofrío
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