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Villandry in the The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ...departement of Indre_et_Loire is a département in west_central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers. ...Indre_et_Loire is the lands known as Colombier until the 17th century where an ancient fortress once stood. Acquired in the early 1500’s by Jean Le Breton, France’s Controller_General for War under Francis I, Renaissance prince, lover of women, patron of the arts Francis I (French: François Ier) (September 12, 1494 _ July 31, 1547), called the Father and Restorer of Letters (French: le Père et Restaurateur des Lettres), was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims...King Francois I, a new A château ( French for castle; plural châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of gentry, usually French, with or without fortifications. ...château was constructed around the original 14th century keep where King Philip II (French: Philippe II), called Philip Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste) (August 21, 1165 _ July 14, 1223), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. ...Philip II of France once met with Richard I of England, as a bronze, brandishes his sword outside the Palace of Westminster Richard I (September 8, 1157 _ April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. ...Richard I of England (“the Lionhearted”) to discuss peace.
The castle remained in the Le Breton family for more than two centuries until it was acquired by the Marquis de Castellane. During the The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ...French Revolution the property was confiscated and in the early 1800’s Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français...Emperor Napoleon acquired it for his brother Joseph Bonaparte (January 7, 1768—July 28, 1844) was the eldest brother of the French Emperor Napoleon I, who made him King of Naples (1806–1808) and Spain (1808–1813). ...Joseph Bonaparte.
In 1906, Dr. Joachim Carvallo purchased the property and poured an enormous amount of time, money and devotion into repairing the castle and creating what many consider to be the most beautiful gardens anywhere. Its famous By Region: Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance _French Renaissance _German Renaissance _English Renaissance The Renaissance was a great cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. ...Renaissance gardens include a water garden, ornamental flower gardens, and vegetable gardens. The gardens are laid out in formal patterns created with low This article is about the box tree. ...box For other meanings, see hedge. ...hedges.
Still owned by the Carvallo family, the Château de Villandry is open to the public and is one of the most visited castles in France _ Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...France.
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